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Peoria Unified holds public hearing and approves budget revision, files alternative budget pending Prop 123
Summary
The Peoria Unified School District governing board held a public hearing on a revision to the 2015–16 expenditure budget and approved Revision No. 2, including an alternate budget that would be used if Proposition 123 passes; vote was 5–0.
The Peoria Unified School District Governing Board convened a public hearing and voted 5–0 to approve Revision No. 2 to the 2015–16 expenditure budget, including the maintenance and operations and district additional assistance funds, and adopted an alternate budget contingent on the outcome of Proposition 123 in the May election.
The revision, presented by Mr. Hicks (staff member), adjusts prior-year budgets to capture available budget limits and to legally spend funds, and includes transfers between Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and District Additional Assistance (formerly capital outlay). “Technically, May 14 is the last day to, revise budgets,” Hicks said, explaining that timing complications tied to the May election required the district to prepare both a revision and an alternate budget in a single meeting.
School leaders said the revision responds to modest increases in base support, growth in Group B weights (special education funding tied to IEP-qualified students), transportation adjustments, and a state-level reallocation that raised the district’s share of a statewide reduction. Hicks noted the district is moving some funds back to capital from M&O to address long-term capital needs.
The alternate budget is a simple, two-cell change in the district's budget spreadsheet that adds projected Prop 123 revenue (estimated locally at about $7 million if the measure passes) so the district could submit a completed alternative budget immediately rather than reconvening the board after election results. Hicks cautioned the $7 million figure is an approximate, slightly conservative estimate used for planning; the final reconciliation would occur with the state.
Board members confirmed the board had formally convened the public hearing before the presentation and asked questions about the size of the potential Prop 123 allocation and the timing and complexity introduced by state budget and funding formulas.
No members of the public offered comments on this item. The board voted to adjourn the public hearing and return to regular session 5–0, then approved the budget revision and alternate budget 5–0.
