Board seeks more oversight: ordinance would require DPS to 'reflect' county funding by state purpose/function
Jun 3, 2025
Staff proposed adding language to the budget ordinance requiring Durham Public Schools to map local appropriations into state purpose/function codes and to notify the county if cumulative shifts hit a 15% threshold; legal counsel said the county can require reporting at the purpose level.
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Durham County staff proposed adding a reporting requirement to the budget ordinance that would require Durham Public Schools to translate county-provided local funding into the state chart-of-accounts purpose and function codes and to notify the Board of County Commissioners if local funds are shifted cumulatively by 15% or more.
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