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Pitt County manager presents 2627 proposed budget; public hearing draws no speakers
Summary
Madam Manager presented Pitt County's "2627" proposed budget, outlining restored and reduced arts funding, a $40,000 cap on commissioner travel, added school allocations including $2 million for student device replacement, and an unspecified allotment for supplemental nurses. No members of the public spoke at the hearing.
Madam Manager presented Pitt County's proposed "2627" budget and summarized changes the board directed since the May 4 workshop, then opened a public hearing that drew no speakers.
The manager told the board that arts funding was adjusted to align with board direction: "we have reverted back the funding for the arts," reducing the Pitt County Arts Council allocation to $50,000 and reinstating funding for Farmville Arts, Aiden Arts and the Greenville Museum of Art, according to the manager's summary. She also said commissioner travel was reduced to $40,000.
On education priorities, the manager said the proposal adds funding for student device replacement at $2 million and for supplemental school nurses; the transcript did not specify the dollar amount allocated for the nurses. The manager provided printed budget messages and a proposed budget ordinance to board members and noted the changes since the earlier presentation.
The chair opened the required public hearing and noted that no one had signed up to speak; he invited anyone present to offer comments and, when none were made, closed the hearing. A motion to accept the budget ordinance "as presented" was made and seconded and the chair called for a vote; the transcript records the motion and second but does not include a roll-call or tally in the record provided. The manager thanked the board for its support through the budget process.
The chair then thanked staff (naming Janice and Michael) for their work and the board moved to adjourn. The transcript does not include the vote tally or a recorded final adoption of the ordinance.
