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Operations committee advances food services and district sustained/strategic budgets by consensus
Summary
The Wallingford School District operations committee voted by consensus to advance a $2,632,553 food services budget and the districts sustained and strategic services budget (total sustained $122,414,274; strategic $150,057,900) for the next step of board review. Members raised concerns about federal reimbursement risks and maintenance funding.
The Wallingford School District Operations Committee on Jan. 30 voted by consensus to forward the food services budget of $2,632,553 and the districts sustained and strategic services budgets for further board consideration.
The move came after staff described the food services fund as essentially break-even, projecting a modest profit (staff characterized it as roughly $20,000) and noting large investments made in recent years for equipment and two vans. Committee members discussed the programs dependence on federal reimbursements for free and reduced-price meals and cautioned that changes to federal policy could reduce revenue.
Why it matters: The committees action advances budgets that together constitute the…
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