Committee to amend county–school MOU, recommends staff and reporting changes and two‑year renewal

The committee reviewed an intergovernmental memorandum of understanding between the county and the school division that is due to expire at the end of June and agreed the document needs updates and a short renewal.

The Chair introduced the item and asked if anyone opposed continuing the MOU concept. With no objections, members turned to specific edits. The Chair said several sections are out of date and suggested striking clause 3. “So number 3, I suggest we totally eliminate that one,” the Chair said. Members debated the wording of section 2 (staffing) and whether to keep a phrase allowing the county finance director to "employ and manage up to 2 members." The Chair and other members proposed striking the "up to" language so the county finance director can provide finance staff to the school division as needed.

One participant summarized the intended arrangement: the county finance director would provide financial services to the school division and the school would request transfers to the school CIP account through the board of supervisors when necessary. Committee members agreed to have staff clean up the language and circulate an addendum for attorney review before returning the draft to their boards.

The committee also agreed to set the renewal term at two years, changing the expiration date to June 30, 2028, and asked a staff member to prepare the redline edits and the updated draft for legal review.

Next steps: staff will draft the agreed edits (including deleting outdated clauses, adjusting staffing language and invoicing cadence), circulate the revisions to members and attorneys, and present the addendum to the school board and board of supervisors for formal approval.