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District warns of Michigan budget stalemate; Novi will fund school meals through October using food‑service reserves
Summary
A district official told the board negotiators in Lansing are centralizing talks and the state faces a potential shutdown Oct. 1; the board and administration agreed to continue the school‑meal program through October at an estimated cost of $350,000 per month, funded from the district's food‑service reserves.
At the Sept. 18 meeting, district administrator Mr. Manka briefed the Novi Board of Education on the state legislative and budget environment, reporting a stalemate in Lansing and a risk that the state could miss its July‑1 budget deadline and enter a shutdown scenario on Oct. 1.
“We are at a bit of a stalemate in Lansing,” Mr. Manka told the board, saying negotiations appear to be concentrated among a few people and that conversations on using school‑aid monies for roads or transferring college funding into the K–12 pot are under discussion. He warned that diversion of school aid money would be damaging to K–12 districts if enacted.
Why the board acted on meals now
Citing the uncertainty, district staff and board members…
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