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School leaders press county for sales-tax transfers and reconciliation; $12 million school grant highlighted
Summary
School officials told the county board they are finalizing $12 million in grant-funded school upgrades and raised concerns about delayed or unclear sales-tax transfers after they opened an independent account; officials said reconciliations lagged and described a $400,000 shortfall tied to inmate-related costs that the county is pursuing for clarification.
At the meeting the school's finance and administrative team reported that the division is one of 24 recipients of a "Renew America" grant totaling $12,000,000 for school improvements; initial projects include building-envelope work and door replacements. The speaker said the grant requires no county capital match and that energy-efficiency upgrades should generate ongoing utility savings that can be redirected to other needs.
A longer discussion followed about sales-tax transfers and monthly reconciliations. School officials said they had not received some earmarked sales-tax proceeds promptly after the division opened its own bank account on Oct. 1. One speaker said the division expended over $400,000 more than it was reimbursed for inmates sent to a regional facility; another described reconciliation progress and steps toward a formal memorandum of understanding with the treasurer and county administration to prevent future delays. Supervisors urged scheduled monthly reconciliations and direct discussions between the treasurer and school staff to resolve outstanding items.
