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Mount Vernon presents budget preview; board approves 2026 annual budget resolutions for submission to state
Summary
Business staff reviewed the district's budget timeline, referendum revenue scenarios, and pressures on the operations fund; the board voted 5-0 to approve the annual budget resolutions for 2026 so the district can submit hearing materials to the state.
Mount Vernon Community School Corp officials previewed the district's 2026 budget and its timeline at the board's regular meeting, and the board voted to approve the annual budget resolutions for submission to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.
Business staffer Greg Elkins told the board the budget season will move from the late summer preview to a formal hearing in September and a resolution for board consideration in October. He said the district will advertise conservatively on the hearing documents to allow state review and adjustment, and that the voter-approved referendum rate (17 cents) is being included in planning scenarios. Elkins…
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