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CBO outlines budget update: state enacted budget holds 2.3% COLA, $8.5M in one-time aid estimated for district
Summary
Chief Business Officer Adrian Vargas briefed the board on how the state’s enacted 2025–26 budget affects Mt. Diablo Unified, including COLA, one‑time grants and fiscal risks.
Chief Business Officer Adrian Vargas delivered the district’s 2025–26 budget update on Aug. 13, describing state actions that affect district revenues and key fiscal risks for the coming year.
Vargas told trustees the state enacted budget maintains a 2.3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for LCFF and many categorical programs and includes one‑time discretionary block grant funding. He cited a statewide allocation figure discussed at adoption that, for Mt. Diablo, staff currently project could translate to roughly $8.5 million in one‑time discretionary funds; Vargas described this as an…
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