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Board hears budget amendment showing $365,182 projected deficit; trustees debate oversight and audit transparency
Summary
Finance staff presented a January budget amendment that increases revenues by roughly $1.05 million (largely restricted) but shows a projected operating deficit of $365,182 driven by omitted staffing and contract underfunding; trustees debated adopting committee-of-the-whole workshops versus smaller study sessions and called for clearer audit reporting.
Finance staff presented a detailed January amendment to the 2025-26 budget on Jan. 26, showing an approximately $1,049,008 increase in revenues (much of it restricted) and total expenditure increases that, after adjustments, leave the district with a projected deficit of $365,182 for the year.
Mister Lennar, the presenter of the amendment, summarized the drivers: special-education staffing costs were omitted or underbudgeted in the original figures; custodial cleaning contract costs were underfunded by roughly $265,000; and other contract and operational variances…
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