Supervisors begin budget discussions

Jackie Nunnery

by Jackie Nunnery

 

Lancaster supervisors on January 30 started another annual session with District 3 supervisor Jason Bellows (left) as chairman and District 2 supervisor Ernest Palin Jr., vice chairman.

LANCASTER—By a unanimous 5-0 vote, the Lancaster board of supervisors on January 30 approved the fiscal year 2020-21 budget calendar, which will result in a final draft by April 30, well ahead of the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.

Supervisors Jack Larson, Ernest Palin Jr., Jason Bellows, William Lee and Dr. Robert Westbrook all voted in favor of the calendar, which includes 5 p.m. public work sessions prior to the board’s regular meetings on February 27 and March 26.

A public hearing on a school budget will be…[to-view-more]