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Board hears early FY27 budget outlook, approves $800,000 CIP shift to buy three transit buses
Summary
Trustees approved a temporary reallocation in the capital improvement plan to buy three transit buses now rather than wait 14–18 months; staff also presented an early FY27 budget projection showing a potential $5.44 million structural deficit if current service levels continue.
The Carson City School District Board of Trustees on Oct. 14 approved a revision to the district’s capital improvement plan (CIP) to allow immediate procurement of up to three transit buses and received an informational update on early budget projections for fiscal year 2027.
CIP purchase and rationale: vendor contacts alerted the district that three compliant transit buses were immediately available from recent cancellations; other vendors said lead times for new buses are currently about 14–18 months. District staff asked trustees to reallocate up to $800,000 in CIP budget authority (not new spending authority) to a transportation fleet procurement line so the district could buy the available vehicles without delaying planned projects. The buses were quoted at roughly $252,500 each (about $757,500 total). Joe Wentworth…
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