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Auburn School Committee approves consent agenda, allocates $34,369 in FY22 CIP bonds and moves $446,000 within FY25 budget
Summary
The committee approved a consent agenda that included two certified contracts, authorized $34,369 from FY22 CIP bond funds for capital adjustments and approved $446,000 in intra-fund transfers to cover FY25 overspent cost centers.
The Auburn School Committee approved three formal motions during its meeting: the consent agenda, a reallocation of FY22 capital improvement bond funds totaling $34,369, and a transfer of $446,000 among FY25 budget cost centers to cover overspent accounts.
The committee first approved the consent agenda, which included adoption of the meeting agenda, approval of the Aug. 6, 2025 minutes and the superintendent’s recommended certified contracts for Lisonbee Thompson and Haley Wertner. The motion carried without objection.
Business Manager Amanda Kuchar presented a motion to reallocate $34,369 of unspent FY22 CIP bond funds to cover additional costs for four projects: the middle-school portable at Auburn Middle School, a Park Avenue condenser unit, new Walton shelving and the district CIP master plan. Kuchar said three of the projects had been budgeted in the FY22 CIP bond and the Walton shelving was a new project caused by a room relocation; the shelving purchase—about $7,500—was to avoid anchoring shelving into the building frame. The committee voted to approve using $34,369 in FY22 CIP bond funds; the motion carried.
The committee then voted to move $446,000 from Article 5 (Student and Staff Support) to other FY25 cost centers that were overspent. Amanda Kuchar explained staff reviewed draft FY25 expenditures in advance of the audit and recommended reallocating $446,000 to better match actual expenditures. The transfers were listed in the motion as: Article 2 (Special Education) $46,000; Article 4 (Other Instruction) $10,000; Article 6 (Other Instruction) $66,000; Article 7 (Other Instruction) $63,000; and Article 8 (Transportation) $261,000. The motion cited "Title 20-A section 1485 paragraph 4," as the statutory authority cited in the meeting for the transfer. The committee approved the transfer; the motion carried.
Committee members asked for context on the transportation overspend. Kuchar said unbudgeted purchased services—specifically Northeast Transportation covering two bus runs—were a significant factor and that the district is reviewing transportation budgeting to prevent recurrence. City Council representative Adam Platt noted the practice of truing up cost centers is common and said he was aware it had been done in prior years.
No votes failed or were tabled during the meeting; the motions carried as recorded in the meeting minutes.
