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School board asks supervisors for FY25 reversion funds to buy learning cottages for Lewis and Clark
Summary
School trustees asked supervisors to release fiscal‑year reversion funds to buy and install temporary 'learning cottages' at Lewis and Clark Elementary before the coming school year, estimating roughly $800,000 available plus a recently verified additional ~$150,000; the request was described as time‑sensitive and not resolved at the meeting.
During the joint session, school board representatives asked the board of supervisors to permit using FY25 reversion funds to purchase and install 'learning cottages' (temporary classroom trailers) at Lewis and Clark Elementary for the upcoming school year.
A school speaker said the request was "vitally important" and time‑sensitive because cottages must be purchased and installed before August. The superintendent and interim treasurer discussed an estimate of "a little over $800,000" in available reversion funds and noted an additional roughly $150,000 had been identified by the interim treasurer after reconciling receipts.
County staff cautioned that state/local code directs unexpended school funds to revert to county control, and supervisors said they are willing to consider going beyond code in the spirit of cooperation but that the boards should memorialize any special arrangement. Staff and trustees agreed to follow up with documentation of the available funds, audit timing and precise purchase/installation costs.
No appropriation or formal vote was taken at the meeting. Board members agreed to pursue the funding request in later conversations once auditors and attorneys clarified the fiscal and legal mechanics.
