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Operations warns of flat maintenance funding, explores hub stops; menstrual dispenser mandate has a $500,000 equipment gap
Summary
The division of operations said FY26 operating maintenance funding is flat while projected capital funding is lower, discussed a pilot for transportation hub stops, flagged driver vacancies and noted an estimated $500,000 cost to meet a state mandate for menstrual product dispensers in phase two.
Dr. Shurasta Coleman, chief operating officer, told the board Jan. 23 that the division's FY26 operating budget proposal keeps maintenance funding flat compared with the current year but that a significantly lower capital budget in the coming year would reduce the district’s buffer for emergency repairs.
Coleman said transportation is exploring hub stops for specialty programs to reduce long ride times but cautioned about equity concerns because hub stops require families to travel…
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