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Cecil County Board hears FY27 budget options as superintendent warns of $7.2 million gap
Summary
Board members reviewed a revised FY27 unrestricted operating budget that still leaves a projected $7.2 million gap without additional county funding; staff outlined $3.4 million in reductions to education services and proposed uses of fund balance and OPEB to close the deficit.
President Heath convened the Board of Education of Cecil County on Feb. 11 and heard an updated presentation on the school system’s proposed FY27 unrestricted operating budget.
Chief Financial Officer Ms. Sopa told the board that after line‑by‑line reductions made in late January and early February, education services shows $3.4 million in cuts and administrative services has been reduced by just over $1 million. She said projected FY27 revenue is slightly above $271 million and the draft request assumes use of $5 million from the district’s fund balance, $3 million from other…
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