Commission wants to know more about Youngstown busing plan

YOUNGSTOWN — The chairman of the state fiscal oversight commission controlling city school district finances warned school officials that any transportation management contract being considered must first be approved by the commission.

Roger Nehls, chairman of the Financial Planning and Supervision Commission, said he is aware the school board is looking at a proposal by Community Bus Services Inc. to provide management services for the district’s busing program, but how that contract will benefit the district financially isn’t apparent.

Details need to be explained to the commission before the board enters into any contract, he said.

“This commission needs to know and understand what the financial implications are,” he said, adding that he plans to meet with the superintendent and see a written copy of the CBS contract proposal.

The commission has been controlling district finances since Youngstown was placed under fiscal emergency by the state in November 2006 when the district began running a budget deficit.

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