Cherokee County School Board opens public hearing on 2026'27 general fund budget

The Chair called to order the Cherokee County School Board of Trustees'public hearing for the general fund budget for fiscal year 2026'27 and invited staff, faculty, taxpayers and visitors to ask questions or speak through 6:00 p.m. "We now call to order the Cherokee County School Board of Trustees, public hearing for the general fund budget," the Chair said.

The Chair told attendees that staff would take questions about the 2026'27 budget and identified finance staff to answer them. A staff member said, "There is not a place online, but we do have our slides we can pull up." The meeting record shows the Chair named Finance Director Mr. Pettit and Dr. Fitzpatrick as staff available to respond to questions. A participant later said they were "curious about the revenue side," noting a reference in discussion to a change described in the transcript as "5% increase to 30%." Staff did not provide detailed revenue assumptions on the record during the excerpted segments.