Budget Committee approves amendments and addresses other business on agenda

While the rest of the county committees did not meet during the month of September, White County Budget Committee still had business to attend to Sept. 8.

Only three members were present for the meeting: Budget Chairman Kyle Goff, Executive Denny Wayne Robinson, and Commissioner T.K. Austin. The items on the agenda were amendments to the 2025-2026 School Budget. All the amendments were approved, but the amendments are also contingent on School Board approval, which met Sept. 11.

The first five items on the agenda were from the School Projects Fund, where five new grants meant the committee had to readjust for those grants. The five projects were the 21st Century Community Learning Program, Title 9’s McKini Vento, Title 5’s Rule Education, Out of School Time Career Pathways Grant, Access for All Learning Grant.

Next were four amendments for the General-Purpose School Fund. The first two amendments were for the Early Childhood Education Program, getting a $15,000 grant for pre-k teachers and then a $155,400 grant for funding special education preschool. Amendment three was a Public School Security Grant for $72,854.44. The last amendment was a $178,525 amendment to appropriate funds to operate before and after school programs at BonDeCroft, Findlay, and Woodland Park Elementary Schools.

The four amendments will also be voted on in the full court meeting if it passes the School Board.

There were six amendments to the Federal Projects Funds as well. Five of the amendments were reallocations of funds from the State, while one was an allocation reduction. The reallocations primarily targeted salaries and funding for various supplies. The allocation reduction from the State was $11,540.83 for the CTE (Career Technical Education) Carl Perkins Basic Grant. The committee adjusted the category of funds to cover that reduction.

There was no other business for the committee that evening, so they adjourned after approving the amendments. The next time the committee will meet is during the Oct. 6 committee night.