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Hartland CFO: district fund balance robust now but one‑time state dollars complicate planning; meal pricing may change
Summary
Chief financial officer Rachel presented the 2025–26 initial budget and warned that about $3.5 million of last year’s revenue came from one‑time categorical sources; if the state does not continue free-meal funding the district will likely need to raise paid meal prices.
Rachel (chief financial officer) presented the district’s budget picture on June 16 and told the board the general fund ended fiscal 2024–25 with a healthy fund balance (projected about 29 percent of expenditures) largely because of one‑time state and federal dollars in recent years.
Rachel said the district is projecting a roughly $3.5 million revenue decrease in 2025–26 if one‑time categorical funds are not renewed by the state. Because about 80 percent of the district’s revenue comes from the state, the district must adopt a preliminary…
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