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Philomath SD 17J board adopts resolution to transfer contingency funds after $200,000 support-services shortfall
Summary
After the business manager reported a roughly $200,000 shortfall in support services (maintenance, technology, administration and transportation), the board moved to adopt Resolution 2526-01 to cover the shortfall from contingency; the motion carried.
The board discussed a reported shortfall of approximately $200,000 in the district’s support-services budget, which includes maintenance and facilities, technology, administration and transportation. The business manager reported the gap and recommended covering the deficit by transferring funds from contingency.
Chair moved to adopt Resolution 2526-01 to transfer $200,000 from contingency to cover support-services costs. The board debated the recommendation briefly and then voted to adopt the resolution; the meeting record indicates the motion carried (board recorded similar votes earlier in the meeting as 4-0-0). The administrator publicly thanked the business manager for detailed work on the report.
No detailed roll-call vote with individual member votes was read into the record in the transcript; the action was moved, seconded, and passed by voice vote. The board noted that pulling contingency will fund current operating needs but that it may become part of longer-term budget discussions during upcoming budget adoption periods.
Next steps noted in the meeting: the district will record the transfer formally in financial statements and include the item in the budget adoption calendar, and staff will continue work on the June budget adoption and related facilities and student services reports.
