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Okemos projects multi‑year shortfall; board sets two budget work sessions
Summary
District officials presented a budget update showing a projected structural deficit next year if no changes are made. Administrators said one-time state retirement relief received this year does not recur and the district is planning reductions and public work sessions in May to shape the 2025–26 budget.
District finance staff told the board that Okemos Public Schools faces a multi-year budget shortfall unless the board and administration make reductions or new revenue is identified.
Executive Director of Finance Elizabeth Lentz reviewed the district’s revenue and spending history and said the net effect of one-time items and recent actuarial changes to retirement costs left the district facing a notable use of fund balance heading into the 2025–26 budget. “We can think of the $1.9 million the state provided this year as one-time revenue,” Lentz said, adding that subsequent actuarial rate increases reduced the…
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