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Assembly adopts FY2026 school funding and passes borough budget
Summary
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly approved the local contribution to the school district for FY2026 and adopted the borough's FY2026 budget after votes on ordinances that set spending authority and funding levels.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on May 19 adopted an ordinance setting the borough's FY2026 local contribution to the Ketchikan school district and passed the borough's FY2026 budget.
The assembly approved Ordinance 2066 (substitute), setting the borough contribution subject to statutory caps at $11,694,754 and authorizing a total school spending authority of $37,941,678. Assistant Borough Manager Cinda Smith said the ordinance was updated to use the latest student count figures and clarified that the initial spending authority did not include grants or special revenue, which the district may still use once…
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