Schools
School Board to Tackle Budget Monday
A special meeting has been called after Thursday's rejection of Superintendent Hinojosa's proposal and three alternatives.
The has scheduled a meeting for 8:25 a.m. Monday to work on breaking the .
The seven-member Cobb Board of Education couldn't get more than three votes behind any budget proposal Thursday, despite three weeks earlier.
Post 2 board member Tim Stultz told Smyrna-Vinings Patch Friday that to craft a budget the majority can support.
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Stultz helped block the passage Thursday of a budget relying on the use of reserve funds. He demanded deeper cuts to the $841.9 million budget now to avoid creating bigger deficits in future years than .
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“I just can’t get past the fact of there’s a larger problem here than just trying to balance this year’s budget,” Stultz said. “I would rather try to tackle larger problems sooner than later. I just can’t support any more temporary fixes.”
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The school board will meet at the school district's Central Office, 514 Glover St., Marietta.
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