Smyth County approves $5,002,000 budget amendment including school board request
The board approved Budget Amendment No. 7 totaling $5,002,000, which staff said includes a small grant award to the Commonwealth’s attorney and a roughly $5 million request from the school board; the amendment required a public hearing because it exceeded 1% of the county budget.
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County staff told the board that Budget Amendment No. 7 totals $5,002,000: $2,000 allocated to the Commonwealth attorney’s office for a junior Commonwealth attorney program grant and about $5,000,000 requested by the school board for multiple projects. Because the amendment exceeds 1% of the county budget, staff opened a public hearing prior to a vote; no members of the public signed up to speak.
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