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Fayette County Schools tightens financial oversight, cuts budget approval threshold in half

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Fayette County Public Schools is tightening financial oversight by lowering the threshold for budget amendments requiring school board approval from $100,000 to $50,000.

The board approved the change Monday. It applies to the district’s general fund, capital outlay fund and building fund.

Interim Chief Financial Officer Kyna Koch said the change aligns with another district policy and supports efforts to strengthen financial controls after an external audit by Weaver Tidwell.

"We really just picked $50,000 because it's consistent with the purchasing policy of 50-thousand. Everything over 50-thousand has to have board approval," Koch said. "It kind of keeps that same cadence, if you will."

Koch said the district is also working to restore its general fund contingency to 2% and has launched a public dashboard tracking progress on 70 audit recommendations.

And Monday night, the board approved removing $1.3 million in projected state SEEK revenue from the building fund because the money is no longer available.

Karyn Czar has been a journalist with WUKY since 2013 and is currently the Assistant News Director. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky and brings more than 30 years of broadcast experience to NPR. Karyn's work has been recognized with numerous Associated Press, Kentucky Broadcaster Association, Public Media Journalist, and Edward R. Murrow awards throughout her career.