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Pitt County commissioners adopt budget ordinance adding school funding and $2M for student devices
Summary
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the county budget ordinance after a public hearing with no speakers, restoring $40,000 for commissioner travel, adding school funding including supplemental nurses (amount unclear in transcript), and allocating $2 million for student device replacement.
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the county's budget ordinance after a brief public hearing with no speakers, approving a restored $40,000 for commissioner travel, new school funding that includes supplemental nurses (transcript amount unclear), and $2 million for student device replacement.
The vote followed a presentation from the county manager summarizing line-item changes that she said "create the budget that is set forth in line detail in the budget ordinance in front of you." The manager then asked the chair to open the public hearing; the chair offered the public a chance to speak but recorded that no one had signed up.
A board member moved "to accept the budget ordinance as presented." Another commissioner seconded the motion and the chair called for a vote. The transcript does not record a numerical tally of the vote; the meeting proceeded after the vote and the manager offered closing remarks: "Nothing further. Thank you for support during the budget process. And I look forward to the things that this budget will enable us to do over the next fiscal year." The meeting then moved to a motion to adjourn and was closed.
Why it matters: the approved ordinance directs county spending for the coming fiscal year and specifically increases funding for local schools and technology replacement, which could affect classroom resources and student access to devices. The transcript records specific line items including a $40,000 allocation for commissioner travel and $2,000,000 for student device replacement; the line for "supplemental nurses" appears in the transcript as "334 5000," an unclear figure that is not specified elsewhere in the record and therefore not represented as a definitive dollar amount in this article.
Next steps: the transcript does not include implementation details or a recorded vote tally; department staff will carry out the budget as adopted and the manager noted she looks forward to the budget's effects in the coming fiscal year.
