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Timberlane board hears $90.5 million default budget, staff flags $2.35M SPED contract increase and legal limit on regular transportation
Summary
Finance staff presented a default budget projection of $90,497,479 driven by salary and benefit increases and a $2,349,767 rise in contracted special-education services; board members probed drivers, hiring options and the legal restriction that bars regular transportation increases from the default.
Finance director Maria read the statutory definition of a default budget and presented the district’s calculation, saying the baseline voted operating budget of $82,334,912 and contractual increases produce a projected default budget of $90,497,479.
Maria said the default increases include $2,079,034 in salary lines, a benefits uptick tied to higher health-trust costs, and a $2,349,767 increase in special-education contracted services to cover required external professional services. She noted a reduction of $142,471 for one-time expenses and a $30,000 tuition line for students attending…
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