North Wasco County SD 21 budget committee elects leadership, reviews proposed 2024–25 budget

The North Wasco County SD 21 budget committee on May 6 elected Jared Johnston chair and Anthony Pereira vice chair, then spent more than two hours reviewing the district—udget proposed for fiscal year 2024 nd'025.

Superintendent Carolyn Bernal presented the budget message, calling the proposal "a culmination of months behind-the-scenes work" and saying the plan is intended to meet legal filing requirements with the county assessor, the Oregon Department of Revenue and the Oregon Department of Education. Bernal noted revenue projections included in the package show "a 3.2% increase in available general fund revenues," with prior general fund revenue listed as $39,700,000 and projected 2024 nd'5 revenue of $40,600,000.

Randy Anderson of the district fiscal office led a line-by-line review of the documents and cautioned the committee the packet is largely an estimate. "This is 260 pages of estimates. It's my best estimate," Anderson said, and urged members to flag small coding errors and classification issues for…