Hamilton County Commissioners during a commission meeting in this file photo.WHAT’S NEXTThe Hamilton County Commission will vote on a new agreement between it and the school board and also vote to approve TWH Architects as designers on the new East Brainerd Elementary School at its 9:30 a.m. meeting Wednesday.
There was a sign of peace Thursday morning in the battle between the Hamilton County Commission and the county school board.
While some county commissioners made it clear they’ve still got issues with the school board’s management of money, others said the board’s recent draft of a new agreement with the county is enough of a compromise to move forward.
In an act of concession, the school board voted last week for a agreement between the two bodies that puts money from school property sales back into the county’s hands, where it is set aside for future building projects or improvements.
The agreement also calls for titling new school buildings to both the county and the school system, instead of just the school system.