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Board asks whether county surplus would preserve school CIP priorities
Summary
Board members asked whether a reported county surplus would allow the school board to retain its share of CIP funding; county budget decisions remain at the county board's discretion, the board noted.
A Committee member asked whether, if a county surplus materializes, the school board would retain its share of CIP/CFP funds or see the allocations reallocated elsewhere. "If their surplus comes in, will we retain our share of the CFP that we need to keep?" the member asked.
The Chair and other members clarified that the school board does not control county budget allotments. "We, as a board, do not control what they, as a board, choose to allot in their budget," the Chair said, explaining the motion seeks to request prioritization rather than compel county action. The exchange underscored that the county's budget discretion determines whether displaced CIP items will be refunded.
