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Eureka Union budget preview: trustees told multi‑year plan holds but growth and state uncertainty require caution
Summary
Chief Business Officer Melissa Mercado presented the proposed 2025–26 budget, showing more than $50 million in revenue and a multi‑year projection that remains solvent, while flagging state budget uncertainty, attendance‑driven revenue risk and deferred maintenance needs.
Eureka Union School District’s chief business officer told trustees the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget projects more than $50 million in revenue and a positive multi‑year outlook but includes caveats tied to state budget actions, attendance trends and necessary deferred maintenance.
Melissa Mercado described the fiscal assumptions behind the draft adopted budget, including a 2.3% COLA in the governor’s May revision and continued exposure to state changes in programs such as ELOP and the proposed student support block grant. “We are told to use caution,” Mercado said, noting the state adopts a budget by June 30 and the district will present a 45‑day revision in August once enrollment and state decisions are firmer.
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