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Board appoints two citizen members to legal budget committee
Summary
The Lake Oswego School District board appointed Philip Arts and Russ Warner to serve as citizen members on the district's legal budget committee after reviewing four applicants; the committee reviews the district's proposed budget under Oregon local budget law.
The Lake Oswego School District board voted on March 10 to appoint Philip Arts and Russ Warner as the two citizen members to the district's legal budget committee.
Mr. Kessler explained the legal budget committee's role to the board: the committee is made up of the five elected board members plus five appointed citizen members and is required under Oregon local budget law to review and approve the district's proposed budget and to set any tax levies associated with that budget. After considering four applicants, the board selected Arts and Warner.
Director Gupta moved to appoint Philip Arts and Russ Warner to the legal budget committee; Director Hartman seconded. The board approved the motion by voice vote.
Why it matters: The legal budget committee participates in the budget review and establishes spending parameters and tax rates that will be referred back to the school board for adoption under state law. The committee's approval of any levy or tax rate is a key step in the district budget process.
Provenance: The discussion and vote appear in the board business portion of the meeting where staff explained the legal budget committee and the board made appointments.
