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Blackhawk board warned of rising budget gap as staff weighs millage/index options
Summary
Superintendent presented a multi-year 2024–25 budget projection showing a roughly $1.6 million gap, proposed transfers and millage/index options, and flagged possible state funding that could reduce the shortfall; board members urged expense control while staff refines the plan for votes in May.
Superintendent (Superintendent) presented the district’s 2024–25 fiscal outlook, describing a multi-year forecast that shows a structural shortfall unless the board adopts revenue or expense changes. Staff projected revenues of about $43 million and expenditures around $44.6 million, producing a current-year gap staff estimated at roughly $1.6 million. The superintendent said the proposed budget is still iterative and that a preliminary vote is planned for May with a final vote in mid-May.
Why it matters: the budget presentation traced how federal, state and local revenue streams…
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