Budget

Commissioners did say they were willing to establish a payment plan for the school district to meet its more than $5 million in unpaid obligations to the county for school resource officers, nurses, fuel and lease payments. 

The current proposed property tax rate increase would not be enough to fulfill the Alamance-Burlington School System's request for more funding.

Forsyth County commissioners reversed course Thursday and reinstated $1.5 million in community grant funding—along with a tax increase to pay for it. But some major nonprofits were still left out.

If approved, it would help fund additional services for residents.

The new interim superintendent, Catty Moore, has worked in public education for more than 30 years and is currently a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education. She also previously served as the superintendent of the Wake County Public School System. 

The North Carolina House's reveal of its state government budget proposal makes plain the differences on taxes, salaries and job cuts between Republicans who control both General Assembly chambers.

The proposal includes adjustments such as potential changes to the operating hours for the city's library and parks.

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education opted not to ask the county for more money to cover the $13 million in cuts the district needs to make to avoid a deficit. But at the budget hearing, teachers took matters into their own hands. 

The proposal includes a $2.5 million increase for the school district's operating budget, well below the $44 million requested by the school board.