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MMSD staff outline 2025–26 budget drivers: enrollment, state aid, insurance and referendum revenue
Summary
District finance staff told the Operations Work Group the 2025–26 budget planning will be driven by enrollment projections, state aid outcomes, health care costs and the recently voter-approved operating referendum, and that more detailed revenue projections will be presented at the March operations work group.
Bob Solner, district finance staff, gave the Operations Work Group an update on preliminary planning for the 2025–26 ("25/26") budget and identified the principal drivers the district expects to shape next year’s operating plan.
Solner said the budget process will follow the district’s strategic goals and equity guidance and highlighted three major cost pressures: salaries, health-care benefits and staffing to meet school-level allocations. "The impact on salary by fund for that 2.95% raise" (the CPI figure cited for 25/26) will be modeled for the March meeting, he said. He added the district will also produce estimates of step-and-lane increases that apply under existing agreements with employees. "Our starting point is CPI... we know CPI for 2526 is gonna be 2.95%." (Bob Solner.)
On revenue, Solner noted the operating referendum approved by voters last fall provides $30,000,000 for the current year and…
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