Northampton city emergency funds proposed to balance public schools budget

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The Northampton mayor has proposed using the city’s emergency funds to balance the public schools’ budget. In a news release sent to 22News from Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s office, the FY2024 Northampton Public Schools (NPS) budget is short $2.3 million. As part of the mayor’s two-year plan, $1.2 million from the city’s stabilization fund would balance the school budget. Additional cuts may still be necessary depending on the fiscal budget spending, “these cuts can be achieved mostly through attrition, without a significant loss of staff or any existing programming.” A plan will have to be produced by…