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Board adopts fiscal year‑end budget amendments and fourth‑quarter report; attendance bonus paid $306,800 this year
Summary
The board approved routine year‑end budget amendments and the district's fourth‑quarter financial report. Staff reported the district paid $306,837.70 in staff attendance bonuses for the 2024–25 year and said final auditor review will determine exact fiscal year fund balances.
The Clinton City Schools Board on June 24 approved the district's fiscal year‑end budget amendments and the fourth‑quarter financial report, and received staff updates on fund balances and attendance incentives.
Finance staff presented the year‑end numbers: local current expense, state and federal fund spending were within expected ranges for the fiscal year. Capital outlay spending was low relative to budget because summer construction projects roll across fiscal years; staff said that is typical for long projects. The board voted to approve the amendments and the report by voice vote.
Director of Finance Emily DeVane and Superintendent Wesley Johnson explained auditors will perform the formal fiscal review in September and that the final fund balance allocation for next year will be determined after the audit. Staff said the district had planned to use up to 1.8% of fund balance to balance the budget but now expect the required drawdown to be considerably less pending audit results.
On personnel incentives, staff presented five semesters of the attendance bonus program. The program paid 249 employees in the first semester and 217 employees in the second semester; total payments for the fiscal year were $306,837.70 ($163,954.05 first semester; $142,883.65 second semester). Staff noted the dip in qualifying employees this spring could reflect some employees using FMLA leave or missing two remote learning days during inclement‑weather adjustments; staff said they will review program reach and the program's effectiveness in retaining and rewarding employees.
Board members discussed whether the bonus remains the best way to incentivize staff and asked staff to solicit feedback through teacher and classified councils. The board also acknowledged the county's $1 million allocation for roofing described earlier in the meeting; that county funding will affect capital planning but does not change audit timing.
The motion to approve the budget amendments and fourth‑quarter report passed by voice vote.
