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Plainfield board hears preliminary 2026–27 budget showing $331.5M revenue, $339.1M spending under flat‑funding scenario
Summary
Administrators told the Plainfield Board of Education the district projects roughly $331.5 million in revenue and $339.1 million in expenditures for 2026–27 under assumptions of flat state aid and a 0% tax levy, and presented a menu of cost‑cutting options — including eliminating 19 long‑vacant positions and reducing consultant spending — to close the gap.
Plainfield administrators presented a preliminary 2026–27 budget projection that, under the administration’s baseline assumptions of flat state aid and a 0% local tax‑levy increase, estimates about $331.5 million in revenue against roughly $339.1 million in projected expenditures, leaving a gap the presentation described as requiring cost‑saving measures.
Business administrator Cameron Cox said the revenue projection of $331,507,854 reflects modest increases in some categories and the planned use of roughly $4 million in budgeted fund balance plus a $4 million capital‑reserve withdrawal to reach that top‑line number. Cox listed projected expenditures at $339,120,757 and pointed to several drivers of higher costs, including collective‑bargaining‑linked salary increases (about a 4% increase), an estimated 8.18% rise in benefit costs and a roughly $3.2 million assessment tied to the district’s health insurance fund related to federal No Surprises Act arbitration…
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