Board adopts proposed budget after several members register 'no' votes

During the consent‑agenda consideration the board recorded a motion to approve items 11 through 14 as listed; the chair called for a vote and declared the motion passed despite multiple members saying they would oppose specific items.

Ms. Arant said she would vote "no" on item 13B (the proposed general fund budget), arguing the district should pursue stricter fiscal discipline rather than repeated tax increases and expressing concern about alignment with taxpayers’ financial realities. She also said she would vote "no" on item 11B, which she described as a $686,000 price tag for a curriculum update that she considered unsustainable.

Mr. Straub Galey also said he would oppose 13B. Mrs. Stepnick said she was not voting for the budget because she believes it does not sufficiently plan for a $30 million building and raised concerns about long‑term planning.

The superintendent had earlier described the recommended budget as identifying over $800,000 in efficiencies and preserving student programs while funding infrastructure and a roughly 1% tax increase for facilities. The transcript records a motion, public statements of opposition by named members, and the chair’s declaration that the motion passed; it does not include a roll-call tally in the public remarks.

The meeting did not include additional detail in the public record about whether the board would revisit the questioned curriculum expenditure or the planning funding gap raised by Mrs. Stepnick; the superintendent and finance liaison had earlier described operational cost reductions and investments in maintenance and buses.

The consent agenda motion as recorded in the transcript passed during the meeting; the record shows specific dissenters but does not provide a numerical yes/no tally in the public comments.