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Uxbridge School Committee appoints budget subcommittee as district moves into FY26 budgeting
Summary
The committee named Dave Schmick chair and Matt Kling member of a new three‑person budget advisory subcommittee and heard that district staff expect to complete FY25 closeout by Oct. 21 and to address payroll/accounting system migrations needed for FY26 forecasting.
The Uxbridge School Committee on Oct. 7 appointed a budget advisory subcommittee and received a multi-part budget update as the district moves into FY26 planning.
Superintendent David Youngberg outlined the subcommittee—s purpose: to advise on budget priorities, meet with administrative leaders, and support community outreach during the budget process. The committee nominated Dave Schmick as chair and Matt Kling as a member; the motion was seconded and approved (motion recorded at SEG 174–181).
On finances, Youngberg said the district is "extremely close to finishing out the closing of the FY '25 budget" with a target date of Oct. 21 to complete closing tasks and to bring recommended reclassifications and transfers to the committee by Oct. 23. He described work reconciling legacy VADAR records and grants dating back to 2018 with the new Munis/UNIS accounting system; town accountant Kurt Gintwain, and consultants from Oakland Arch reported productive weekly working sessions.
Youngberg said most reimbursements have been pulled down and that after reconciling a single outstanding vendor bill the district anticipates "about $59,000 in the black" at year end (discussion begins SEG 204–258). Finance director Leah Secor explained the plan to code employees in Harper payroll to Munis org numbers, then import payroll into Munis for automated posting, and offered multiple report formats (by school, cost center, or payroll vs. non‑payroll) to support both committee review and public packet presentation.
The committee discussed reporting preferences; members asked for a high‑level rollup by major cost centers and the option for line‑by‑line detail for audit and analysis. Members also discussed timing constraints tied to a town-level free‑cash certification and the potential need for a special town meeting in November to finalize certain fiscal actions.
Ending: The committee confirmed the new budget subcommittee will meet in mid‑October and asked administration to prepare the Oct. 23 transfer proposals and a December draft budget timeline for full committee review.
