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Twin Valley board advances $77.7 million 2025-26 proposed budget to public display, schedules June 16 adoption hearing
Summary
The Twin Valley School District board voted to place the proposed 2025-26 general fund budget of $77,734,000 on public display and approved a public notice to consider final adoption on June 16. Trustees heard a budget update showing a net increase of $4,700 since April and were told state revenue timing remains uncertain.
The Twin Valley School District Board of Education voted on May 12 to place the proposed 2025-26 general fund budget on public display and to publish notice of a June 16 public meeting at which the board intends to consider final adoption.
Board members were presented with an updated budget the board described as the proposed final budget. The district’s proposed 2025-26 general fund totals $77,734,000, a 3.9% increase over the prior year. District staff told trustees the net change since the board last reviewed the budget on April 14 is roughly $4,700: about $54,752 in additional salary-and-benefit costs offset by a $50,000 reduction in equipment replacements.
The budget presentation noted an increase of $209,000 in state revenue labeled as a property tax reduction allocation from state gaming funds. That same $209,000 reduced the district’s local revenue line by an equivalent amount, the presenter said. The district summarized anticipated revenue sources as approximately $55 million in local revenue, $21 million in state revenue and roughly $900,000 from federal Title programs.
District staff told trustees state budget allocations are not finalized and cautioned the board will not receive some state numbers before the district’s budget deadlines; the district plans to use recent-year patterns as the working estimate and to update the figures if and when the state finalizes its budget.
During discussion, trustees pressed staff on the drivers of expense changes, including retirements, substitutes and insurance. A board member said the 3.9% increase is “way too high” and said they would not support the budget as-is; the comment was recorded without a naming of the speaker. Trustees were repeatedly told staff will continue to monitor revenues and expenditures and will present a final budget update at the board’s June 9 meeting before a possible adoption on June 16.
The board also approved motions to: place the proposed final budget on public inspection prior to May 31, 2025; provide public notice of intent to adopt the final 2025-26 general fund budget on June 16, 2025; and move forward with a draft taxing resolution as part of the budget process. Trustees voted to engage a contracted appraiser, Douglas Herring, to appraise two district properties identified in the meeting record.
Next steps announced by staff: the proposed final budget will be on public display for the legally required inspection period, staff will continue monitoring assessment and revenue updates, and the board will consider final adoption at its June 16 meeting after a June 9 update.
Votes at a glance: the board approved motions to display the proposed final budget and to publish notice of intent to adopt on June 16; the motions carried by board vote during the May 12 meeting.
