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Swain County Board approves budget amendments, accepts resignations and confirms multiple hires including transportation director
Summary
At a special meeting, the Swain County Board of Education approved budget amendments increasing state public school fund allocations by $214,424.69, accepted four resignations and confirmed a slate of new hires and extracurricular rosters, including Dennis Jones as safety and transportation director.
The Swain County Board of Education approved final budget amendments and a series of personnel actions at a special called meeting that ran from 05:40 to 05:51. The board voted to accept four resignations and confirmed multiple new hires and extracurricular staff rosters; a late personnel addition appointed Dennis Jones as safety and transportation director with a start date to be determined.
An unidentified presenter (Speaker 4, role not specified) summarized the budget changes, saying, “The overall increase to the budget is $214,424.69.” The presenter described $200,194.93 of that increase as funding to cover guaranteed allotments such as noncontributory benefits and longevity pay. The presenter also reported a $9,679.76 allocation for paid parental-leave substitute costs and a local current-expense increase of $24,319.69, driven in part by a $16,749 increase for charter-school allocations and $10,131.59 in longevity/annual payouts.
Speaker 4 also described adjustments that…
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