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Governance committee approves midyear O&M and capital budget adjustment; district projects $1.9 million O&M total
Summary
The ECCL governance committee approved the district’s midyear adjustment for operations and maintenance and capital budgets; presenters reviewed projected June 30 unaudited actuals and a preliminary 2025‑26 O&M budget with assumptions including a 4.5% salary increase and solar savings factored into electricity estimates.
The ECCL governance committee voted to approve the Emery Unified School District’s midyear adjustments to the operations and maintenance (O&M) and capital budgets for the shared facility.
A district staff member reviewed projected unaudited actuals for fiscal year 2024‑25 and a preliminary 2025‑26 O&M budget. The presenter said projected sources for 2024‑25 total about $1,900,000 and walked committee members through expenses and projected closing balances.
Key figures presented for the 2024‑25 projected closing included a projected third‑party rental revenue figure of $210,000, a city share of O&M at 29% (about $509,000) and a district share at 71% (about $1,200,000). For the preliminary 2025‑26 budget, the presenter showed the city’s 29% share at about $492,000 and assumed the same $210,000 in third‑party rentals.
On the expense side, staff presented salary and benefit assumptions: a salaries line of $375,000 for five custodians and a 4.5% salary increase assumption, an overtime/sub budget and administrative/supervisor salaries that reflect filling a director vacancy next year. Benefits were projected to increase (presenter cited $393,000 vs. $330,000 this year) largely because the director position is assumed to be filled full time next year. Staff also explained electricity budgeting: fiscal 2024‑25 electricity costs were shown at $334,000, from which presenter applied an estimated solar cost savings cited in the solar presentation (presenter referenced $231,000–$234,759 in slides) and then assumed a 5% inflation factor to arrive at a new electricity budget figure (presenter cited approximately $109,000).
The presenter also cited increases for property insurance (budgeted at $67,000 using a 5% inflation assumption), materials, non‑capitalized assets and other utility lines; several figures were presented as estimates and staff said lines could be adjusted.
Member Collins moved to approve the midyear adjustments; Member Welch seconded. The roll call vote was recorded as: Member Carr – Aye; Member Solomon – Aye; Member Welch – Aye; Member Chagoya – Aye; Member Collins – Yes; Member Donaldson – Yes; Member Lee – Yes. The motion carried and the budgets were approved as presented.
Staff said the budget assumptions could be adjusted as needed, and the committee had no further questions at the time of approval.
