COMMISSIONER FORUM
The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing regarding the County's budget (particularly regarding the issue of school system funding & tax refunds) on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26th at 7:00 PM
in the County Office Building (225 N. Center Street, Westminster). The public is encouraged to attend and provide public comment (prior to the meeting/discussions).
Each speaker will have 3 minutes to testify.
This public meeting is being held in response to the community's concerns regarding an anticipated budget proposal that would provide a tax refund/rebate, but at the expense of school system funding. The county's Budget Director has advised the Commissioners that a tax refund would likely be impossible without reducing the school system's current budget.
Two of the five county commissioners have publicly proposed reducing the CCPS budget to Maintenance of Effort (MOE). This would REDUCE the school system's budget from $164.9M (in county revenue) to $160.0M. That's when drastic cuts would kick in. Also, we do not know at this time, what kind of funding will come from the State and what may happen at the federal level due to the proposed sequestration.
I encourage everyone to take a look at Mr. Guthrie's budget presentation which clearly outlines the $20 million in reductions already made over the past 5 years, along with this year's proposed budget request: http://www.carrollk12.org/admin/financeservices/budget/proposed/default.asp
PLEASE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE (not just parents & teachers) TO
ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION!
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