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Norwalk budget update: city appropriation restored 52 positions but school lunch fund faces $800,000 shortfall
Summary
Finance staff reported a $4.5 million city appropriation reinstating roughly 50 positions and an adjusted general fund of about $247.3 million; the school lunch fund faces an estimated $800,000 shortfall after reduced USDA grants and lower meal counts.
Finance staff presented a year-to-date budget update at the Nov. 18 Norwalk Board of Education meeting noting an original approved budget of $242.7 million and a recently appropriated additional $4.5 million from the city to restore slightly more than 50 positions, bringing the adjusted general fund to approximately $247.3 million.
Year-to-date spending through the reporting period was about $71.2 million. Finance staff identified salaries and benefits as primary budget drivers and said the district had been able to budget more…
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