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Auburn School Committee preview of FY27 budget shows big increases in transportation, utilities and tech costs
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Auburn School Committee heard FY27 line‑item briefings showing a $550,000 rise in transportation costs, a roughly $300,000 utilities spike in maintenance, and an ~18% jump in non‑salary technology spending; the district also reviewed debt‑service timing for planned CIP bonds.
Miss Couture, the district presenter, told the Auburn School Committee on March 18 that the proposed FY27 non‑salary technology budget is $261,000 — “approximately a $40,000 increase,” or “just under 18%,” she said, adding that about $26,000 of that increase comes from higher costs for existing software licenses and $13,000 from two new software purchases.
The presenter said cost center 6 (system administration) would rise by about $115,000 (roughly 8.6%), driven by standard salary and benefits increases, a 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment and a budgeted 12% increase in health insurance. Cost center 7 — school administration for principals and assistants — is projected to increase about $125,000, “almost 100% in salary and benefits,” Miss Couture said.
Transportation was the largest single headline: “We have a $550,000 increase,” Miss Couture said, attributing the rise to salaries, benefits and purchase‑service shifts. She told the committee that roughly $131,000 of that…
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