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Business ops committee reviews preliminary 2025–26 budget; recommends committing funds to capital projects
Summary
The committee received the first presentation of the proposed 2025–26 budget, reviewed current-year projections showing a surplus, discussed pressure from special-education costs and staffing, and agreed to send a fund-balance recommendation to the full board.
The Central York School District Business Operations Committee on Feb. 19 received an initial presentation of the proposed 2025–26 budget, which includes a working 1.75% tax-rate increase and preliminary projections that show an ending fund balance near $11 million if current assumptions hold.
Budget staff framed the discussion as an early step in a multiweek process and said state and federal funding and enrollment projections remain uncertain. The presentation matters for residents because the committee’s planning assumptions affect the district’s tax rate, staffing, and capital reserves for building maintenance and equipment.
Presenters (identified in the meeting as Miss Martin and district finance staff) summarized the current-year outlook for fiscal 2024–25: the district now projects about a $3.2 million operating surplus for the year and an ending fund balance of…
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