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Joint Finance Committee approves March minutes and adopts revised mission statement
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Summary
The committee unanimously approved minutes from March 5, 2026, and adopted a new mission statement amended to say "School Division finances," following a request by Superintendent Karen Leslie.
The Northumberland County Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved minutes from its March 5, 2026 meeting and adopted a revised mission statement on March 26, 2026, during a meeting in the General District Courtroom in Heathsville.
Co-Chair John Kost proposed a new mission statement describing the committee's role "to continue to build trust and accountability between the Board of Supervisors and the School Board with regard to County and school finances and to identify strategic issues and opportunities that drive effectiveness and efficiency in and across the administration of the County and its School Division." Superintendent Karen Leslie asked that the phrase "school finances" be changed to "School Division finances" to avoid the appearance that the division comprises a single school; the committee accepted that revision.
James W. Brann moved to approve the minutes from March 5, 2026; Chip Williams seconded and the motion carried with all six members present recorded as "Aye." Brann later moved to approve the mission statement as revised; Dave Curran seconded and that motion also carried with the same affirmative tally.
The committee did not take other formal actions on policy at this time; members discussed several ongoing items later in the agenda, including the FY27 school budget and a draft MOU between the county and school division.