March 29th, 2012 by WCBC Radio
Although the proposed budget of the Allegany County Board of Education for FY ’13 has been discussed at a number of public meetings, with details presented in the media- today will be the first time the County Commissioners hear the specific requests in person. The Commissioners conclude a month long series of departmental budget presentations this afternoon hearing from the Health Department; Allegany College; the Public Library System; and closing with the School Board. Superintendent David Cox isn’t calling for major program cuts, but his newly proposed budget does take a significant chunk from the school system’s rainy day fund — and asks for more money from county government. The school system receives a majority of its funding — about 70 percent — from the state, with around 25 percent coming from the county. Cox’s proposed budget calls for county government to increase its appropriation by around $565,000, or 2 percent, to $28.8 million. He said his priority, as is the case with each budget, is to keep the cuts out of the classrooms…