Tipton County School System officials spent several thousand more taxpayer dollars than county officials allotted them, according to an audit from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, released Monday. School system officials, for instance, spent more than $27,000 on the General Purpose School Fund and on the school’s Federal Projects Fund, according to auditors. The General Purpose School Fund covered technology support services. The Federal Projects Fund, meanwhile, covered a career and technical education program and support services for health. “Salaries exceeded appropriations in four of 20 salary line-items of the School Federal Projects Fund by amounts ranging from $307 to $14,863,” auditors wrote. Auditors said the county commissioners’ budget resolution dictates salaries cannot exceed line-item appropriations commissioners approved. In a written response to auditors, Tipton County Director of Schools John Combs promised to address and then correct the findings. No one at the Tipton County School System returned The Tennessee Star’s requests for comment Monday. County Executive Jeff Huffman, however, told The Star everything is OK with the school system’s finances. “They had a pretty healthy fund balance at the end of the fiscal year so if they go over they are certainly not supposed to do that,” Huffman said. “If…
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