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Finance committee reviews transparency report, vendor costs and fund‑balance outlook
Summary
The Beaufort County Board of Education Finance Committee reviewed December and January transparency reports showing higher construction and vendor payments in 2025–26, discussed vendor timing variances and a roughly $79 million year‑end fund balance while staff warned the board to monitor reserve timing.
The Beaufort County Board of Education Finance Committee heard detailed transparency and budget updates on March 16 as staff explained large construction payments, vendor timing differences and the district's current fund balance position.
Miss Yinger of the finance department presented the December 2025 transparency executive summary and a January 2026 focused review, highlighting that construction‑related vendors and milestone billings drove much of the year‑over‑year spending increases. "Thompson Turner experienced a substantial rise in spending at 6,700,000 in December 2025," Yinger said, and MBcon showed a notable movement in both months tied to new projects. She pointed to architects, construction management and milestone payments as the primary cause of the 2025 increases.
The presentation went on to break out…
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