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Committee reviews budget adjustment requests, federal and state grant alignments and weapons-detection indirect-cost treatment
Summary
Budget director and finance staff reviewed a large set of budget adjustment requests (BARs) covering operational, federal and state grants, capital projects and a transfer for RGPI equipment; staff clarified that indirect costs cannot be charged to certain capital-equipment grant expenditures such as the weapons-detection system.
Budget staff presented a consolidated set of budget adjustment requests (BARs) to the Finance Committee on April 17 that cover operational transfers, federal grants, local and state grants, and capital projects. Staff said the district is consolidating BARs where appropriate and walked the committee through notable items including a transfer of roughly $60,000 for mat services and a $200,000 reallocation tied to the Rio Grande Preparatory Institute for Career Technical Education equipment purchased from legislative GRO funds.
Budget director Alex Saenz and finance staff explained the GRO-related allocation is part of prior…
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