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Smyth County approves $5,002,000 budget amendment including school board request
Summary
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.
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.
The board voted to waive formal hearing timing rules and then approved the budget amendment as presented. "This is the budget amendment in the amount of $5,002,000," a staff member stated while summarizing the proposal and noting the parts directed to the Commonwealth attorney and to school projects. Commissioners discussed prior budget committee review and expressed readiness to approve the amendment tonight.
Staff said the amendment reflects items discussed at the budget committee and will be subject to later budget reconciliation steps when the state budget is finalized. The motion as recorded in the meeting passed; staff will follow up with itemized allocations and any required reports to grantors or the school board.
