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Nelson County adopts $98.59 million FY2025 budget after failed bid for extra school funding
Summary
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors adopted the FY2025 budget totaling $98,588,140 on June 11, 2024; a proposal by Supervisor Ernie Q. Reed to add $350,000 to the School Fund received no second and failed. School officials had warned of a $1.1 million shortfall caused by a Local Composite Index increase and loss of hold-harmless funds.
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors on June 11 adopted the fiscal year 2025 budget, approving $98,588,140 in total appropriations after rejecting an amendment to add $350,000 to the School Fund.
The budget was presented by Linda K. Staton, director of finance and human resources, who told the Board the total funds amount was $98,588,140 and that certain published figures differed because of fund transfers and grant carryovers. The appropriation resolution matched revenues and expenditures at the same total.
Dr. Hester, superintendent of Nelson County Public Schools, had told the Board during public comment that a previously cited per-student expenditure of $30,000 was inaccurate and that the division’s most recent Virginia Department of Education figure was about $22,000 per…
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