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Trustees request missing budget and capital documents before fiscal-year 2026 adoption
Summary
Board reviewed the fiscal-year 2026 budget adoption packet (6.05) and related items including the capital improvement plan and transfers from the education fund; trustees said several supporting documents such as Form 404 and hard-copy budget materials were not in the packet and must be provided before approval.
The School City of East Chicago trustees discussed agenda items related to the fiscal-year 2026 budget adoption (6.05), the capital improvement plan (6.06), and a resolution to transfer amounts from the education fund to the operations fund (6.08). Trustees repeatedly asked for missing supporting documents and for corrected attachments to be provided in printed form ahead of any adoption vote.
During the work session, trustees noted that Form 404 and other budget attachments were not present in the board packet. Staff acknowledged the omissions and said corrected or additional documents would be provided and printed for trustees. The capital improvement plan item was described as uploaded in final-sheet form; trustees asked staff to confirm that required plan elements were present and to provide the full plan where necessary.
Trustees also discussed that the education-to-operations fund transfer is a statutory requirement in Indiana and said they understood the legal necessity; no questions were raised about the transfer’s legality, but trustees asked for the standard supporting paperwork to be included.
No formal adoption or vote on the FY2026 budget or the capital plan was recorded at the work session; staff said missing documents would be provided and that Treasurer/finance staff would clarify the adoption packet before the next meeting.
