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School board approves budget amendment after debate over $870,994 central office line item
Summary
After public comment the board approved board amendment items including a central office line of $870,994 (reduced from a larger ask) following debate about padding and specific line-item cuts; item b passed with one no vote.
The Burke County Board of Education approved a set of budget amendment items on March 9, including a contested central office allotment that board members reduced and described as containing padding.
Board discussion focused on board amendment 08/7464. A member said the central office line was trimmed to $870,994 from a higher original figure (board discussion referenced earlier totals near $1,148,500 and notations of $1.485 million in prior drafts). The member…
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