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County flags Pajaro Valley budget risks as CBO lays out multi‑year shortfall
Summary
Pajaro Valley Unified's chief business officer told the board the district faces declining enrollment, rising health-benefit costs and a structural deficit driven in part by one‑time ESSER-funded positions; the county's budget review letter urges corrective steps to avoid state intervention.
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s chief business officer presented a fiscal briefing Tuesday that laid out a worsening multi-year picture and cited a county Office of Education letter warning of potential qualification for state oversight if the district does not adjust its spending.
Gerardo, the district’s CBO, told the board the district’s general‑fund projections show a drawdown of reserves across the next three years driven primarily by declining enrollment and higher statutory benefit costs. He said the…
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