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Board moves funds for garbage truck but vote to buy the truck fails
Summary
Trustees approved a budget amendment (6‑0) to free operating fund balance for a proposed garbage truck, after administration said owning a truck is cheaper long term; a later motion to purchase the recommended 2027 side‑loader truck did not pass.
The Victoria ISD Board of Trustees approved a budget amendment on Thursday to move funds from function 41 to function 51 to pay for an anticipated garbage‑truck purchase, but a subsequent motion to buy a particular truck did not pass.
Administration explained the amendment would use budgetary fund balance rather than the M&O fund; staff estimated about $2,000,000 of expected year‑end budgetary fund balance available to reallocate. The motion to approve the transfer of funds…
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