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Board hears Budget 101 and PERS outlook; district estimates roughly $4 million impact for next biennium
Summary
District finance staff reviewed Oregon budget process basics and outlined a projected employer PERS contribution increase that staff estimate will create about a $4 million budgetary shortfall for the 2025–26 biennium; board asked for options and set first budget committee meeting for April 16.
Cheryl, Douglas County SD 4 director of finance and operations, and Budget Accounting Manager Danielle Littlefield briefed the board on school budgeting basics and the district's PERS outlook, telling directors that statewide pension actuarial results have raised employer contribution rates and will affect the district's next biennium budget.
Cheryl told the board that Oregon law requires a balanced budget and described the role of the budget committee and public notice rules. "The state requires every district to pass an annual budget," she said, emphasizing that the budget committee must receive a balanced document at its first publicly advertised meeting.
Cheryl and…
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