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Mehlville presents preliminary FY26 budget; district aims for operating breakeven amid revenue uncertainty
Summary
Finance director Marshall Crutcher presented a preliminary fiscal-year-2026 budget April 20 showing Mehlville R-IX targeting operating breakeven, cash reserves above 30 percent and major uncertainties from tax-collection and state funding formula adjustments.
Marshall Crutcher, Mehlville R-IX director of finance, presented the district’s preliminary fiscal-year-2026 budget to the board on April 20, outlining assumptions, risks and near-term capital-fund decisions.
Crutcher said the district is targeting an operating fund breakeven for FY26 while maintaining cash reserves above 30 percent. He noted the nonoperating (capital) fund shows a large year-to-year drawdown—about $12.8 million—because the district is spending previously collected capital levy proceeds on authorized projects, including HVAC and…
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