By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer

Vince Tolbert

(Aug. 27, 2020) The Worcester County Board of Education on Aug. 18 approved intra-category and inter-category budgetary transfers that had been submitted for the 2020 fiscal year.

There were 10 intra-category budget transfers for the 2020 fiscal year, according to Chief Financial Officer Vince Tolbert.

A total of $1,100 was transferred from land, building and equipment to salaries and wages under the administration category.

Under the instructional support services category, $58,006 was transferred from salaries and wages, land, building and equipment and other charges to contracted services and supplies and materials.

In addition, $187,750 was transferred from contracted services, land, building and equipment to other charges and outgoing transfers under the other instructional costs category.

Under the special education category, salaries and wages, contracted services and other charges received a $202,404 from supplies and materials, outgoing transfers and land, building and equipment.

Supplies and materials as well as other charges received $2,844 from salaries and wages under the pupil services category.

Another $27,134 was transferred from salaries and wages to contracted services and supplies and materials under health services.

Under the pupil transportation category, $3,739 was transferred from supplies and materials to contracted services.

A total of $670,061 was transferred from other charges and land, building and equipment to salaries and wages, contracted services and supplies and materials for the operation of the plant.

For maintenance of the plant, contracted services, supplies and materials and other charges received $141,528 from salaries and wages and land, building and equipment.

Lastly, contracted services received a transfer of $12,840 from salaries and wages and land, building and equipment under the capital planning category,

Five categories of the 2020 fiscal year operating budget have expenditures that exceed the amount allocated. To account for this variance, inter-category transfers were submitted to the board of education.

The original approved operating budget was $111.3 million with $44.3 million for instructional salaries, $2.4 million for textbooks and classroom supplies and $8.2 million for operation of the plant.

With the reductions of the expenditure categories, the amended amounts are $43.8 million for instructional salaries, $2.3 for textbooks and classroom supplies and just shy of $8 million for operation of the plant.

The total operating budget reductions is $957,110.

The following expenditure categories were increased: administration, instructional support, student transportation, maintenance of the plant and fixed charges.

The amended amounts were $1.8 for administration with an increase of $72,710, $7.7 million for instructional support with an increase of $102,938, $6.9 million for student transportation with an increase of $269,143, $1.1 million for maintenance of the plant with an increase of $46,461 and $26.7 million for fixed charges with an increase of $465,858.

The Worcester County Commissioners will also review the transfers for approval.