Molalla River SD 35 adopts 2025–26 budget, approves supplemental appropriations and tax rate
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Summary
The Molalla River School District 35 board adopted the 2025–26 budget and multiple supplemental resolutions, authorized transfers for contingencies and approved the district's permanent tax rate and debt levy.
The Molalla River School District 35 board of directors adopted the district's 2025–26 budget and approved several supplemental budget resolutions and appropriation transfers during its June 12 meeting.
The board approved the supplemental budget resolution to recognize higher-than-expected state school fund payments and to appropriate additional monies to instruction and support services in the general fund. Trustees also passed resolution adjustments for the Student Investment Act, High School Success grants and several transfers of appropriations across funds to cover unanticipated costs such as long-term substitutes, consumable supplies and utilities.
Board Chair Beal said the supplemental measures were needed after the district received updated revenue notifications. Andy Campbell, district staff (finance), explained the state payment triggered the supplemental appropriation request and that ORS 294.471 and ORS 294.3383 (as cited in meeting materials) provide the legal route for preparing and adopting supplemental budgets.
Key figures provided in the board packet and read into the record included an amended general fund total of $38,122,482 and a total appropriation across all funds of $97,251,851 for 2025–26. The board also adopted the fiscal-year tax imposition, keeping the district's permanent rate at $4.7001 per $1,000 of assessed value and setting the debt service levy at $3,936,000 for the 2025–26 tax year.
Directors moved, seconded and approved the package of resolutions and the final budget by voice/hand vote. Meeting minutes record the votes as "all in favor" during each roll call on the budget and the resolutions.
The board discussed contingency and transfers during the meeting, including a transfer of $25,000 from the general fund contingency to support athletic transportation and multiple transfers into instructional accounts to cover higher-than-budgeted costs. Campbell thanked budget committee members and district staff for their work developing and finalizing the budget.
The board's adoption completes the formal appropriation and tax-imposition steps required under Oregon budget law for the coming fiscal year. The district will implement the amended appropriations and continue project-level reporting to the board per usual practice.
