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Committees OK school system budget
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Bobby Cox had a scare when commissioners on the Warren County Education Committee had a motion on the floor to reject the school system’s proposed 2012-13 budget.It is going to take a little over $11.6 million from local tax dollars to run Warren County Schools, according to the budget presented to the committee. Total school system funding from local, state and federal dollars is projected at $44.6 million.Cox, the incoming Director of Schools, is asking the Warren County Commission for the equivalent of 1.3 cents of the property tax which will amount to somewhere between $90,000 and $95,000.Commissioner Joel Akers asked, “Is there $90,000 worth of fat in this budget?”Cox answered, “It is possible. Maybe.