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Superintendent and treasurer warn of state and federal budget risks as FY26 draft remains unbalanced
Summary
District leaders presented an updated FY26 budget outlook, warned about pending Ohio bills and potential federal grant reductions, and reconvened a budget task force. The board was told the draft exceeds the target and administrators will return with additional reductions and options before the May forecast filing.
Superintendent Murphy and Treasurer Wagner updated the board on the fiscal year 2026 budget, prospects in Columbus and Washington and the district’s plan to close a projected gap.
Administrators told the board that the district’s current FY26 draft budget exceeds the board’s target and that several pending state bills and possible federal grant reductions could materially change revenue assumptions. The treasurer summarized bills under discussion in the Ohio legislature that could reduce local revenue or change levy calculations, naming Senate Bill 66, House Bill 89, House Bill 186, House Bill 129, House Bill 28 and Senate Bill 93 as items the district is…
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