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Cabarrus commissioners vote to remove schools budget discussion and hold funding at prior levels
Summary
The Cabarrus County Board voted 5-0 to remove formal discussion of the Cabarrus County Schools budget and directed staff to hold school funding at last year's level while staff presented revenue updates showing the county remains balanced at a 4.5% schools baseline.
A majority of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to remove formal discussion of the Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) budget from the meeting agenda and directed county staff to hold school funding at last year's levels until further notice.
A commissioner moved to remove the CCS budget discussion, saying the board had "serious concerns about operations" raised at a school board meeting and that "we cannot exceed a 4.5% increase from last year," adding CCS's presentation showed roughly an 8.5% request and referenced a $5 million set-aside for teachers. The motion was seconded and carried 5-0.
Rush, county finance staff, then delivered the board's revenue-and-expenditure briefing, stressing that the figures were "preliminary and…
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