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West Bend board hears budget update; finance chief calls tentative state budget deal "helpful but not enough"
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Lenny Hansen told the board the district narrowed a projected budget gap and that a tentative state budget deal (announced earlier that day) includes aid intended to reduce property-tax burdens and add special-education reimbursement funds, but he warned numbers are preliminary and will not by themselves balance the district's long-term budget.
Assistant Superintendent and finance lead Lenny Hansen updated the West Bend board on May 11 about the district's multi-year budget work and the potential effects of a tentative state budget agreement announced that day.
Hansen told the board the district has narrowed an initial forecast gap (previously 6.1%) to roughly 1.5% through departmental efficiencies and strategic reductions, but said the long-term outlook still requires proactive planning to avoid larger cuts later. "Our goal is to avoid a year-to-year reactive approach and instead keep a long-term mindset that is focused on creating long-term financial stability," Hansen said.
Hansen described three elements of the…
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