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Board hears legislative update; March 16 meeting converted to budget work session and notices will be posted on district website
Summary
District officials told the board the governor's March 10 address delays final state-aid numbers until roughly March 11–12; the board converted its March 16 meeting into a no-action budget discussion and scheduled the next business meeting for March 23, and said legal notices will be posted on the district website rather than in newspapers going forward.
A legislative update at the Hazlet Township Board of Education meeting described timing changes for state aid and a forthcoming local budget timeline.
A district official said the incoming governor's March 10 address delays the state budget timetable by roughly two weeks, and the district expects to receive final state-aid figures around March 11 or 12. The official noted the district is hopeful that any limits on state-aid reductions will mirror last year’s one-time 3% cap but said final details would be known after the governor’s address and follow-up guidance.
The board announced scheduling changes for its meetings: the previously advertised March 16 meeting will be a no-action budget discussion to give members more time to consider options, and the next formal board meeting will be March 23. The board also stated that starting March 1 the district will post legal notices (bids, budgets, meeting changes and related items) on the district website’s legal-ad section rather than publishing them in newspapers.
The meeting record contains no formal vote on the schedule or posting change; the dates and posting method were described as operational adjustments and will be advertised on the district website, the official notice said.
