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Board hears budget update: $2 million indirect‑cost transfer, summer camp grant and a proposal for a 2% staff raise

Rutherford County School Board · May 12, 2026
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Summary

Finance staff reported a $2 million fund amendment for centralized cafeteria indirect costs, a summer grant of roughly $5.56 million, and updated revenue projections that reduced a projected deficit to about $9.9 million, allowing a proposed 2% staff raise to be included pending final tax‑rate data.

Finance staff presented updated revenue estimates and several fund amendments during the board’s work session.

Staff described an internal budget adjustment that moves approximately $2,000,000 into the centralized cafeteria fund (fund 141) to account for indirect costs calculated under state guidance. The board also reviewed a summer camp grant allocation reported in the presentation as $5,556,938 to support…

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