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District finance director outlines 2026-27 preliminary budget and five-year outlook
Summary
Finance staff presented a preliminary 2026-27 budget with a roughly 5.3% starting increase in expenses driven by salaries, benefits and a proposed $500,000 transfer to capital; five-year projections show thin surpluses in a baseline scenario but potential deficits if health-insurance costs rise.
The district's budget presenter laid out the preliminary fiscal 2026-27 plan and a five-year outlook, saying the starting assumption for expenses is about a 5.3% increase and projected revenues of roughly 4.3%.
"Overall, we're looking at about 5.3%" was the presenter's summary of the starting point for expense assumptions. The presenter said salaries and benefits remain the biggest drivers: a 3% overall salary baseline, a projected 3.79% increase for professionals next year and a benefits assumption initially budgeted near 6.8%…
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