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District unveils interactive budget book; board weighs 4.18% levy, fund‑balance tradeoffs and a capital‑reserve proposition
Summary
Dr. Ley and staff demonstrated a new interactive budget application and reviewed projected 2027 revenue and spending, including a proposed 4.18% levy scenario, a $177.6 million budget projection and a capital‑reserve proposition to replenish bus and small‑project funds.
Dr. Ley presented an interactive "budget book" application to the Facilities & Finance Committee as a new way to publish the district's budget and related propositions. The tool, staff said, will allow residents to drill into revenues, expenditures and the propositions that will appear on the May ballot.
Staff summarized revenue assumptions for the 2027 projection: an anticipated levy based on a 4.18% tax‑cap calculation with an illustrative levy of about $119,840,000 and state aid reported at roughly $42 million. The full projected budget figure shown was $177.6 million, a 5.09% increase over the prior year.
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