# Oversight board pushes school-funding recommendation from April to July

## What happened
Board member Heather LaBella told the board's financial consultant that the oversight board's recommendation on how much Vigo County can afford to commit to school funding — originally targeted for mid-April — has slipped to July. [Timeline pushed to July, 31:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2fAhStYIs&t=1903) Tim Berry of Crowe, the board's financial consultant, said the analysis is still underway: his firm is finishing revenue and expense projections with the county commissioners and Baker Tilly and has its first call with the oversight board's legal counsel the following week. [Analysis still underway, 32:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2fAhStYIs&t=1940) The recommendation arrived four months later than first planned: on August 12, the board voted 5-0 to recommend the $222 million "Option 6.2" school-building plan, plus $15 million up front and $6 million a year in county funding. [Option 6.2 vote, 27:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMjykqEy8FA&t=1658) [Funding vote, 57:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMjykqEy8FA&t=3452)

## The outcome
No vote was taken; the board reported that its own recommendation timeline had moved from mid-April to July.

## Sources
- [Timeline pushed to July, 31:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2fAhStYIs&t=1903)
- [Consultant says analysis is still underway, 32:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2fAhStYIs&t=1940)
- [Oversight board votes 5-0 for "Option 6.2," 27:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMjykqEy8FA&t=1658)
- [Oversight board recommends $15M up front, $6M a year, 57:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMjykqEy8FA&t=3452)

*Also known as: Option 6.2 timeline · school funding recommendation delay · Crowe financial review · Tim Berry county finances report · Vigo County Oversight Board April meeting · county financial capacity review*