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Trustees press for clearer monthly budget reporting as consent agenda passes; motions to table one item succeed
Summary
Trustees probed a January financial report showing a gap between the adopted budget and amounts currently loaded in the financial system; CFO Mandy explained loading practices and recommended percent‑spent comparisons; the board voted to table item 9.15 and approved consent items 9.1–9.14 and to enter a closed session earlier in the meeting.
Trustees engaged in an extended discussion of the district general fund report for January, questioning a reported shortfall and asking for more granular, month‑by‑month or quarterly detail to track spending in light of state funding uncertainty.
CFO Mandy explained the difference between the "original budget" (the full annual adopted budget) and the "current budget" figures shown in the report, which reflect amounts that have been loaded into the accounting system to date. She said some campus allocations are held back and loaded later in the fiscal year; she recommended trustees monitor the percentage of the budget spent…
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