001Mhm. >> Good morning and welcome to our special called um meeting. Please stand for the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. And if you'll remain standing for invocation. Will you bow your heads? Lord, thank you so much for the opportunity today and the wisdom to come here and pontificate upon the budget of the Carteret County school system. Please let your wisdom and your guidance guide us financial through financial fiscal responsibility and we come out on the other end doing better than we have before. In your name we pray. Amen. Amen. Um next we have approval of the meeting agenda. I'll make that motion. Motion by Ms. Chadwick. Do we
002have a second? I second. Second by Ms. Wheatley. All in favor? Aye. Perfect. And up next is We're going to look at the capital budget first. So, um you have a packet in front of you that has all the capital items listed. Um since our work session last week, there's been nothing no changes on um to the capital budget, but I'll hit some highlights. Um and those highlights will be found on page two. Um So, for the category one, which is safety, security, repairs, and painting, um we we're we have a painting budget of 867,841, a flooring replacement of 196,000. And then um plan repairs and renovations, um that is uh 1,827,000 for a total of two um million 909,841 dollars. Uh for category three, um which is technology and equipment, um and this is
003where our schools get their B&G money. Uh with technology and then uh the the equipment money, um we're at 2,754,949. And then in category three, which are vehicles and buses, um we have 437,000 dollars. Um and it's for a total capital budget of 6,101,790. Any questions on that? No, okay. I'll turn it over to Julie to look at operating budget. The operating budget that you have in front of you also has not changed since last Monday. This is a request to the county for um general appropriation of 33,262,031 dollars and the pass-through for charter schools at 1,050,000 dollars. The total budget for next year projected to be 36,124,531 dollars. This budget is built off of the expenditures that that have this year. The only difference is seven teaching positions being moved from the state to
004the local budget um in anticipation and and anticipation of budget cuts in the state budget for next year. And just to clarify that's an attempt at saving seven from 14 that are being cut. Yes. Do you have any questions? Um Okay. Um do we have a motion for the capital budget? Make a motion. Motion by Mr. White. Do we have a second? Second. Second by Ms. Kerzich. All in favor. Um and then do we have a motion for the operating budget? I make a motion to consider approval of the 2026-27 operating budget. Motion by Ms. Wheatley. Do you have any questions? Second. Second by Mr. White. Right. All in favor. And all opposed. Um That's it. Got it. Um our next regularly scheduled board meeting will be Tuesday, April 14th after spring break. And do
005we have a motion to adjourn? I make that motion. Motion by Ms. Chadwick. Do you have a second? Second. Second by Mr. Chambers. All in favor. Thank you.