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Board reviews draft 2026 budget; staff cites $541,000 wind-tower projection and capital needs
Summary
District finance staff reviewed the draft 2026 budget and capital outlay, citing a projected $541,000 in wind-tower revenue, a $136,000 bus, a $617,006.63 bond payment, a food-service deficit and an $18,000 asbestos-removal estimate; the board scheduled follow-up and moved to reports.
Board finance staff reviewed the draft 2026 budget, revenue projections and capital outlay priorities and answered board questions about timing and accounting for contract salaries.
Finance staff told the board taxable-evaluation numbers from the county had not yet been received and that some revenue timing causes June expense spikes because contract employees are paid in July and August but expensed in June. "In June, the... those are expensed in June," a staff member said when explaining monthly variance.
On revenue, the staff member read a projection of "$541,000 in…
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