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Newberg SD 29J finance advisory committee affirms citizen appointees, maps oversight plan amid projected deficits
Summary
At a Sept. 26 meeting, the Newberg School District 29J Finance Advisory Committee affirmed five community appointees, reviewed financial slides showing prior-year and current-year shortfall projections, and scheduled follow-up reports and tutorials to increase budgeting transparency and monitoring.
NEWBERG, Ore. — The Newberg School District 29J Board of Directors’ Finance Advisory Committee on Sept. 26 affirmed community members to the panel, reviewed recent financial updates that show a multi-million-dollar shortfall in prior projections, and set a schedule for staff briefings and report formats to give the committee and board more timely budget oversight.
Committee members voted to approve minutes by voice vote, and the group discussed affirming five appointees — Derek Duff, Mark Anthony, Gay Gertz, Michelle Morrison and Philip Van Cleave — while confirming Jared Isaacson’s appointment in absentia. The committee chair said the board recently expanded citizen membership on the panel from three to six, giving the group “some wiggle room” to broaden its oversight.
Why it matters: The committee is charged with continuing work started by the budget committee and providing an ongoing review of enrollment-based state funding, personnel and other budget drivers. Committee members…
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