Oregon City SD 62 budget committee approves 2025–26 proposed budget; board to consider adoption in June

The Oregon City SD 62 Budget Committee voted May 27 to approve the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget, a measure that sets maximum spending limits the school board may later adopt or adjust.

The action came at the end of a two-hour-plus budget review and question-and-answer session. The committee’s approval was unanimous; the motion carried after a roll-call vote in which 12 members recorded “aye.” "SO THE BUDGET HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE," the committee chair said after the vote.

The vote sends the proposed budget to the full school board for final action. District staff told the committee the board is scheduled to hold a public hearing on June 16 and may adopt the budget after that hearing; if more time is needed the administration has scheduled an additional meeting on June 23.

Why this matters: committee approval sets legal appropriation ceilings by fund and function. "We only have permission to spend what you give us appropriation to spend by fund and function," a district presenter told the committee, stressing that spending above those limits would require further approvals.

Major figures and assumptions - Additional revenue: staff said reconciliations and state adjustments produced a $738,000 increase folded into projections (partly from year-end reconciliation and changes to per-pupil payments and weights). - Title I outlook: presenters reported the state’s preliminary forecasts include about a 7% drop in anticipated Title I revenue; district staff noted state…