School board approves service plan, postpones land‑bank repayment, refinances bond and affirms need for potential layoffs; two community members appointed to 3‑

The West Linn‑Wilsonville School Board on Tuesday moved through several financial and governance items that will shape the district’s budget planning for 2025–26.

Key votes included approval of the Clackamas ESD local service plan for fiscal 2025–26; a district resolution postponing a scheduled interfund payment to the land‑bank fund; authorization for refinancing Series 2015 bonds to capture projected taxpayer savings; appointments to the district budget committee; and a board determination that a reduction‑in‑force (RIF) among licensed staff is necessary, a step that triggers negotiated‑contract notice obligations.

Clackamas ESD local service plan Clackamas ESD Superintendent Larry Jett‑Wayne and board representatives presented the ESD’s annual local service plan, which outlines services and revenue the ESD provides to districts across the county. The packet included a fiscal year review showing more than $6.7 million in service value and more than $3.3 million in revenue that flowed to West Linn‑Wilsonville in 2023–24, the presenters said. After questions from board members, the board voted to approve the ESD local service plan 5‑0.

Interfund loan payment postponement The board approved Resolution 2024‑02, postponing the 2025–26 scheduled interfund capital loan payment that the district originally planned to remit to the land‑bank proceeds fund. The original loan—approved in 2020—was for $1.5 million with a 10‑year repayment plan; earlier board action already postponed 2023–24…