June 8th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

The Allegany County School Board received a finance update from Chief Financial officer Larry McKenzie at the June board meeting.  The budget is actually 1.2% less than fiscal year 2023, coming in at just over $127.8 million dollars.  McKenzie told board members that the budget represents all the areas they wanted to cover…

The budget was then approved by the board and immediately amended with a motion to add $250,000 from the fund balance to finance further security needs, an issue addressed by board President Bob Farrell…