School board closes budget hearing after no public comments

The school board opened a public comment period for a budget hearing but received no speakers and adjourned after a brief wait. Board members said the district's financial team had presented the budget at a meeting the previous week.

The public comment window was opened to allow community members to ask questions or submit comments about the proposed budget. A board member said the board had encouraged people to sign up in advance and that none had been received: "We asked the public to submit comments and interest in speaking, and we haven't had any provided ahead of time." The board discussed waiting a few minutes to allow anyone who does not typically attend meetings to come forward and noted a five-minute window as an option.

After waiting, the meeting host announced there were no public comments and closed the session. The board member formally adjourned the meeting, saying, "This meeting is adjourned." No motions or votes related to the budget were taken during the public comment portion recorded in this session.

Background: board members said the financial team previously presented budget details at a prior meeting; the transcript for this session does not include those presentation materials or any formal vote on the budget. Community members had the opportunity to speak during the public comment period but did not do so at this meeting.