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Finance director outlines $342 million general-fund oversight, Incident IQ ticketing and facilities work

Albany City School District Board of Education · September 26, 2025
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Business and finance director Mister Karas briefed the board on a $342,000,000 general-fund budget, a biweekly gross payroll of about $5.4 million, tax-collection activity, a jump in building-maintenance tickets to roughly 5,200 in the year, and near-term facilities work including a building-condition survey.

Mister Karas, director of the district’s business and finance division, told the board the office oversees a $342,000,000 general-fund budget and detailed operational metrics intended to improve district services and transparency.

Karas said the district’s biweekly gross payroll is about $5,400,000 and that accounts-payable activity includes more than 200 checks weekly when capital projects are included. He reported early-season in-person tax collection activity (95 community members in two weeks compared with about 100 for the previous…

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