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Preliminary budget shows small surplus; district projects $3 million increase in levy line for next year
Summary
Wilmot UHS business staff presented a preliminary 2024–25 budget projecting a modest $129,000 surplus under current assumptions and showed the preliminary tax levy increasing from about $9 million to roughly $12 million next year; the board approved the preliminary budget for publication.
Business staff presented the preliminary 2024–25 budget and preliminary tax‑levy information.
Steve Betts told the board the budget includes many estimates—membership counts and final state aid remain unknown—but at present the district is projecting a $129,000 surplus under conservative assumptions. Betts noted staffing and overload adjustments and said salary and benefit estimates were trending modestly lower than budgeted. He described required budget publication formats and recommended approvals to allow the budget to be posted for the annual meeting.
On the levy, the presentation showed a projected increase from roughly $9 million to about $12 million in the coming year; Betts said the change reflects the resumption of a debt‑service levy item that had been absent the previous year. Board members asked clarifying questions about which numbers were preliminary and how overloads were budgeted; the board moved and approved the preliminary budget and levy for publication.
The budget remains preliminary and staff said they will update numbers before final adoption; the board approved the motion to publish the preliminary budget and preliminary levy as presented.
