June 22, 2026 Special Joint Commissioners/Board of Education Meeting Live Stream

The June 22, 2026 special joint meeting between the Alamance County Commissioners and the Board of Education focused primarily on budget discussions for the Alamance-Burlington School System (ABSS). ABSS leadership presented their funding requests for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, highlighting needs for increased operating expenses, teacher and classified staff supplements, academic positions, and capital improvements including school infrastructure repairs and security upgrades. The meeting included a statutorily required mediation led by an independent mediator to resolve budget disputes between the school system and county commissioners. While the parties reached an impasse on current expenditure allocations, they agreed to continue negotiations on capital expenditure issues. Motions to enter and exit closed session for budget mediation were unanimously approved, and the meeting concluded with adjournment motions passed without opposition.