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Union leaders and community speakers press Rialto Unified for earlier budget review and more transparency
Summary
Teachers' union and classified staff told the board that repeated year-end surpluses undermine trust in multi‑year budget projections and urged the district to begin the budget process earlier with public materials available in April–May so the community can meaningfully review proposals before final June approval.
A wave of public comments at the Rialto Unified School District board meeting on Sept. 24 focused on budget transparency and negotiations, as union representatives and community members urged the board to move the public-facing budget timeline earlier in the year and to provide draft materials in advance.
Tobin Brinker told the board the current sequence — a first budget presentation in early June and a final vote later that month before the July 1 filing deadline — prevents association and community members from participating meaningfully. “When the first presentation is made, we're seeing it blind,” Brinker said, urging the board to require the process to begin in April and May with multiple public meetings and materials posted in advance.
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