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Coos Bay School District adopts $1.2 million supplemental budget for capital projects
Summary
The Coos Bay School District board voted to adopt a supplemental budget that increases Capital Projects Fund appropriations by about $1.2 million to advance the Blossom Gulch renovation and the Milner/Miller Crest site work so moves and renovations can begin before the next fiscal year.
The Coos Bay School District Board of Directors on a unanimous vote adopted a resolution authorizing a supplemental budget for the 2024–25 fiscal year to advance capital projects including a renovation at Blossom Gulch and work at Milner/Miller Crest that will support an administrative move and expanded alternative-education space.
Board members cited an unexpectedly strong beginning fund balance that allows the district to reallocate funds to complete work before the next fiscal year. The resolution, presented under Oregon Local Budget Law and citing ORS 294.471, increases the Capital Projects Fund support services allocation from $504,967 to $1,104,967 and increases the facilities and acquisition allocation from $720,000 to $1,320,000 — a combined increase the board described as $1,200,000 in supplemental appropriations.
During discussion, board members asked staff to clarify where the additional dollars originated and how the accounts were being adjusted. A district presenter said the amounts reflect beginning fund balance that was not included in the original 2024–25 budget and is available to be moved into capital funds so projects can proceed prior to the next fiscal year. The superintendent provided a project cost breakdown and timeline and said the district is seeking bids; he noted the Blossom Gulch move and renovation work is estimated in the board packet at about $255,000 for the physical move and related IT and remodeling work, though the presenter cautioned construction figures are fluid until bids are received.
Board members also discussed prioritization of other facilities work (Sunset school was named as another prioritized facility needing paint, lighting and carpet). The superintendent and staff said the district will prioritize projects where funds allow and that other projects may wait for additional capital funding cycles. Staff stressed that the supplemental budget does not take money from other operating programs but reallocates an identified beginning balance within capital-related funds.
Motion and vote: a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2025-01 (adopting a supplemental budget and making appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund) was made and seconded; the board recorded a unanimous vote in favor and the motion passed.
What the action means: the supplemental appropriation permits the district to start renovations and building moves (including Blossom Gulch and Milner/Miller Crest preparations) before July 1, 2025, enabling the district's stated board goal of expanding alternative education to proceed sooner than if the work waited for the next fiscal cycle.
The board asked staff to return with final bid amounts and a schedule of work; staff said the move itself is planned to begin at the end of the school year and that further details and vendor bids will be brought back to the board for tracking and oversight.
