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Northern Lehigh board favors using fund balance for one-time purchases as $1.27M gap remains
Summary
Board members directed administration to include about $451,139 in one-time purchases funded from the district's fund balance and signaled support for prioritizing arts and safety projects while the tentative 2024-25 budget still shows an approximate $1.27 million shortfall.
Northern Lehigh School District board members on June 17 directed administration to plan for a slate of one-time purchases paid from the district's fund balance while holding off on a final vote on the 2024-25 budget.
At a presentation of potential purchases and recurring costs, the business office listed roughly $451,139 in one-time items administrators recommended funding from savings rather than a tax increase. The list included digital marquee(s) (pricing cited at about $48,000 each, budgeted at $50,000 to allow contingency), two commercial dishwashers and a steamer, sound-system upgrades (about $54,000) and a possible stage-rigging replacement (budgeted up to $200,000).
"These items here listed as one-time purchases, we are not recommending as part of a tax…
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