LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Just days after FCPS Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins announced the district would limit spending on employee travel, the board will be asked to approve $46,000 in trips.
In an email to FCPS parents and staff Friday night, Dr. Liggins outlined new steps the district would take to address the $16 million budget shortfall.
Dr. Liggins revealed that the district will:
- Reassign the Financial, Accounting, Budget, and Benefits Services department to report directly to me as superintendent.
- Implement a mandatory hold on filling any district office vacancies.
- Limit all out-of-state or overnight professional development travel funded by the general fund to mandatory purposes only.
- Pause all maintenance projects unless they are directly related to health or safety needs.
- Hire retirees only for substitute teaching roles.
- Provide monthly public updates to keep the community informed.
- Launch an internal review of both current and past financial procedures to ensure best practices.
The announcement came just one day after a WKYT Investigates report revealed the district’s contingency fund is projected to be up to $20 million less than planned…