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RSU 22 budget shows 5.65% proposed increase; personnel costs drive most of the growth
Summary
Administrators presented a proposed FY26 budget with a $2.2 million increase (5.65%); roughly $1.93 million of the increase was identified as salaries and benefits. Committee members discussed fund-balance carryover, tax assessment effects and reduced SIR Bus contract units.
Administrators told the committee the proposed FY26 operating budget includes a $2,206,208.79 increase over the current year — a 5.65% rise — and that $1,930,563.60 of that increase is salaries and benefits.
The packet presented to the committee lists a total budget figure (the meeting packet cited approximately $41,206,220). Administrators explained that personnel costs represent roughly 87.7% of the year-over-year increase and that personnel (salaries, wages and benefits) account for roughly 73% of total…
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