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Bibb County board deadlocks on FY2026 tentative budget after hours-long debate
Summary
The Bibb County Board of Education voted 4-4 on a motion to tentatively adopt the district's FY2026 budget, leaving the tentative proposal unapproved after extensive discussion about raises, unfunded mandates, travel spending and proposed position changes.
The Bibb County Board of Education voted 4-4 and did not tentatively adopt the proposed FY2026 budget after more than an hour of presentations and debate.
The district's finance director, Mr. Bush, presented financials for the year ending March 31, 2025, saying the general fund showed "total assets of a hundred and $2,300,000" and a current fund balance of "$80,500,000." He said the district has received roughly $199,300,000 of budgeted revenues (about 74.66%) and expended or encumbered $195,300,000 (about 92%). He summarized the FY2026 recommendation as including a 3% certified pay increase, implementation of a classified salary study, and a recommended all-funds budget with a general fund deficit and a projected fund-balance-to-expense ratio of about 15.84%.
The budget's central items and why it mattered
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