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Gilroy Unified CBO warns of multi‑year shortfall as board holds public hearing on 2024–25 budget
Summary
At a public hearing on the 2024–25 preliminary budget, Gilroy Unified Chief Business Officer Alvaro Mesa outlined state revenue shortfalls, projected deferrals and a multiyear enrollment decline that together create a $2.6 million near‑term unrestricted gap and ongoing deficit pressure; trustees asked clarifying questions about restricted carryover and federal grant timing.
Alvaro Mesa, Gilroy Unified’s chief business officer, told the school board during a public hearing that state budget uncertainty and declining enrollment are creating a multiyear budgeting challenge for the district.
Mesa said the governor’s May Revision left a large state revenue gap and that the state will use deferrals — delaying cash payments — that will affect district cash flow. “We will have deferrals, meaning a cash payment delay from June of this calendar year,” he said, noting the district expects roughly a $1,000,000 apportionment deferral…
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