Business-operations committee flags multimillion-dollar shortfall as budget work continues
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Summary
Committee chairs reported a first-pass budget shortfall and urged public participation in committee meetings as staff and directors plan next steps to close an estimated gap.
The board's business-operations representative told the Neshaminy School District board that a first pass at next year's budget shows a substantial shortfall and that the committee will continue work to identify options and solutions.
"As it stands now, we are [a] $14,000,000 deficit," said the business-operations representative, urging residents to attend committee meetings where staff and board members will further analyze the numbers and propose approaches. The representative acknowledged the figures are an early pass and said more work is needed to refine revenue and expenditure projections.
During subsequent discussion about policy review, several board members referenced the budget context — one member said they were concerned about a stated $40,000,000 deficit when considering policy changes — underscoring discrepancies in how different speakers referred to the district's fiscal position.
Committee chairs asked members of the public and the board to engage in business-operations meetings because "that's where more of the conversations and questions get answered," and they emphasized the need for creativity and close examination of spending and revenue.
The board did not adopt any budget decisions at the meeting; members encouraged further committee work and public attendance at scheduled budget and committee meetings.