“The risks in these measures are future impacts,” he said.
Using relief funds for recurring expenses would mean that money would not be carried forward and would have to be included in future budgets.
“I am very, very concerned about the level of relief funds being used this year ($3.5 million), but I wanted to provide an opportunity for you to alter your budget,” Langlais told the committee.
He wrote in a memorandum to the committee that its members could use an additional $200,000 in relief funds and an additional $500,000 in unexpended carryover funds, leaving $1 million.
Committee member Ron Potvin said this action would be “spelling disaster” for the school district.