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Martinez Unified approves second interim budget amid county's warning to shore up reserves
Summary
Trustees approved the district's 2025-26 second interim report after a detailed presentation from district finance staff. The Contra Costa County Office of Education concurred with a positive certification but warned of multi-year deficit spending and urged steps to increase reserves.
The Martinez Unified School District Board of Education voted March 9 to approve its 2025-26 second interim financial report after a presentation from district finance staff and public comment raising concerns about cuts.
Andy Cannon, who presented the report, told the board the second-interim projections show $62,250,000 in revenue against $64,230,000 in expenditures and a projected decline in combined beginning balances from about $9,000,000 this year to roughly $5,000,000 by 2027-28. "This second interim projection is ... good. I mean, we are in a healthy spot," Cannon said, while cautioning that the figures do not yet include the board's recently approved 2% salary increase.
Why it matters: the Contra Costa County Office of Education review—read into the…
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