Hudsonville board adopts amended FY24 budget, approves 2025–26 budget and tax rates; ratifies transportation agreement

The Hudsonville Public School District Board of Education voted to adopt amendments to the current (FY24) budget, approved the district’s original budget for 2025–26 and set the property tax rates for 2025, and ratified a transportation collective-bargaining agreement.

During a presentation of required Truth in Taxation materials, a district finance presenter said the district “has exceeded our original revenue projection for local revenue by $500,000,” and attributed the increase to higher-than-expected interest and dividend receipts. The presenter also told the board the revised FY24 budget shows a number of expenditure variances that require disclosure and future audit discussion.

The largest single expenditure variance discussed was a $605,000 increase under supporting services. The presenter attributed roughly $400,000 of that amount to returning staff from the Ottawa Community Schools Network to the district payroll and said other changes reflect converting contract positions into district employees. The board was also told…