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Cromwell finance director warns of $165,000 drop in expected special-education reimbursements and $80,000 in unanticipated costs
Summary
The district's finance director said special-education reimbursements are projected to come in about $165,000 lower than expected and staff identified about $80,000 in unanticipated special-education tuition and services costs; board members also questioned a recent utility bill spike at Woodside.
Cromwell's director of finance updated the Board of Education on year-end budget monitoring and said the district is adjusting projections after recent cost and reimbursement changes.
"We're now projecting that our reimbursements will come in about a $165,000 lower than originally expected," the director said, adding district staff have also identified approximately $80,000 in unanticipated special-education tuition and service expenses that are not included in the month's projection and will need to be absorbed within the remaining budget.
The director said the district is closing purchase orders where future spending is not anticipated and that the superintendent has approved targeted purchases in priority areas such as safety and technology. Board members pressed him on an electricity/utility increase at Woodside, noting a line item around $72,000; finance and facilities staff said they are reviewing past summer bills, cooling equipment performance and Eversource usage to determine causes.
The board did not take immediate budgetary action but instructed staff to continue monitoring and to report back with clarifying detail as year-end numbers finalize.
