SCS Quarterly Report to Education Committee (pdf)
January 3, 2023
Mr. Robert Brown, III, Chairman
Education Committee
Sumner County Commission
Quarterly Report
Chairman Brown,
As requested, I’m happy to submit the following report to you in compliance with Tennessee Code Title 49 – Education Chapter 2 - Local Administration Part 3 - County Administration Director of Schools, Paragraph B(1), Subparagraph S which states: Make a written report, quarterly, to the appropriate local legislative body, for the board, of all receipts and expenditures of the public school funds, which accounts shall contain full information concerning the conditions, progress and needs of the schools of the school system and which shall be audited by the appropriate fiscal officer and local legislative body.
The school system is in good financial condition. We do not expect a need for any additional revenue for general purpose or capital funds beyond what has been approved for the current fiscal year. Mr. Lawing has not provided any indication to the school district that property tax or sales tax collections are not currently trending to adequately fund our approved fiscal year budget request.
We’re proud of our financial transparency. You, as well as any citizen, may view all of our monthly revenue and expenditures by following the link below:
http://go.boarddocs.com/tn/scstn/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CM3U847AC3CC
You can also follow the link below to publicly view our financial audits performed by the Tennessee State Comptroller.
https://sumnercountytn.gov/departments/finance/central-accounting/
You can access the monthly Financial Management Committee and Budget Committee agendas to view the financial reports of local receipts provided by the Sumner County Trustee and Finance Director. I have provided a link to the latest of each committee below:
Budget Committee – https://sumnercountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/December-12-2022-budget-committeeagenda.pdf
Financial Management – https://sumnercountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Sep-2022-fin-man-agenda.pdf
I appreciate you giving me the opportunity to present this report to you. We are always thankful for the support of the Sumner County Commission. I would ask that you enter this communication into the meeting minutes under the agenda item, “Report of Director of Schools”. I will also provide a copy to Mayor John Isbell.
In Highest Regard,
Del R. Phillips, III, Ph.D
Director of Schools