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After heated debate, Weslaco ISD board approves budget amendments amid concerns about a $19.6M shortfall
Summary
Trustees approved budget amendments that shift fund balance to cover projected gaps, while a prolonged exchange raised concerns about salary overages, fund-balance accounting and the need for transparent, actionable plans to close a multi-million-dollar deficit.
The Weslaco ISD Board approved budget amendments included on the consent agenda after an extended, at times tense, discussion about the district's projected deficit.
A projection shown in the superintendent's materials flagged a $19,569,873 shortfall for the current fiscal year. Trustees pressed administration on the makeup of that figure: district staff said salary costs comprised the majority of the projection and that salaries and benefits account for roughly 80% of the district's expenditures. Board members asked whether food service, construction commitments and insurance liabilities had been deducted from…
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