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Preliminary FY2026 budget projects $7 million deficit without additional revenue; salaries and benefits drive costs
Summary
CFO Lonita Broom presented a draft FY2026 general fund budget showing an estimated $7 million gap driven primarily by proposed salary increases, rising health benefit costs, and higher maintenance and safety spending. The district is not recommending a millage increase in this draft.
City Schools of Decatur27s chief financial officer presented the district27s preliminary fiscal year 2026 general fund budget, projecting a possible $7 million shortfall in the draft as presented Feb. 11.
Why it matters: Personnel costs — teacher and staff salary increases, rising employer health benefit contributions and a state-proposed rise in the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) contribution — make up roughly 86% of the preliminary budget. With expenditures rising faster than projected revenue, the district faces either drawing on fund…
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