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District finance report: expenditures and personnel costs up; food-service timing and bus purchases noted

Southeast Polk Comm School District Board · November 21, 2025
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District staff reported October financials: expenditures rose 4.2% (personnel costs up 6.1%), revenues up 1.8%, interest income down as capital projects draw cash; food-service revenues lag two months from state certification delays; four new buses increased transportation costs; staff flagged upcoming bus procurement.

Unidentified district finance presenter reported the board’s October financial snapshot, saying expenditures are up 4.2% year over year and that personnel costs account for a 6.1% portion of that increase. The presenter said total revenues across funds were up about 1.8% while interest income fell because most capital-project money is spent and not sitting in interest-bearing accounts. “With all the capital projects being done…

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