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Haysville presents capital outlay plan tied to April 8 bond; buses, roofs and field maintenance noted
Summary
District finance staff gave a first reading of the proposed 2025-26 capital outlay budget and described how outcomes would change if the April 8 bond passes; line items discussed included buses, building systems, field maintenance and copier leases.
Mr. Ryan presented a first reading of the district’s 2025-26 capital outlay plan and said the final plan depends on the outcome of the bond election on April 8. He told the board that a successful bond would shift some work—parking, roofs and other large projects—out of the capital outlay account and into bond-funded work, while a failed bond would require reprioritizing items in the capital plan.
Key figures and items discussed included bus purchases (two 72-passenger buses and one wheelchair-accessible bus identified in the packet), ongoing maintenance items such as gym floor resurfacing and custodial equipment replacement, and a proposed increase in site-level funding at Haysville High School from $10,000 to $15,000 to reflect rising costs. Mr. Ryan said the net change to the presented budget compared with the prior year was about $9,500.
The report also addressed copier-lease costs and collaboration with Ricoh staff to reduce printing costs and highlighted a change in budgeting practice: moving some general-fund building-system repair lines into the capital outlay side to better track longer-lived building repairs.
Board members asked for clarifications. Greg asked what “field maintenance” covered; BJ clarified it referred to the large practice fields behind Haysville West (and the field behind Hazel Mill School) and said most of that work would be contracted out. Another question concerned whether unused funds in one capital line could be moved to another; Mr. Ryan said some flexibility existed within capital outlay lines to reallocate savings to other urgent purchases such as buses.
Mr. Ryan also noted that without clear legislative outcomes affecting state funding, some capital decisions will be deferred until after the April 8 bond and the end of the legislative session.
Ending
Mr. Ryan described the presentation as a first reading. The board had no vote on the capital outlay plan at the March meeting; staff said they would return with any adjustments after the bond outcome and additional budget information.
