JLF’s City-County Issue Guide:
“Local governments should monitor school appropriations closely and measure the effectiveness of the funding,” Stoops added. “Local governments should pay special attention to spending on school district personnel. The school budget process should be as transparent as possible. Plus local governments should minimize the amount of debt incurred for school capital expenses.”
There’s always back and forth between county commissioners and the school board, but in the end commissioners back off, saying they don’t want to micromanage. As for “minimizing the amount of debt incurred for school capital expenses,” well………
