Douglas County board adopts fiscal 2027 budget after second public hearing with no speakers

The Douglas County Board of Education completed a second public hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget and voted to adopt the budget at its May 18, 2026 board education meeting after no members of the public spoke.

The meeting opened the public hearing when the chair asked, “Is there anyone here from the public that would like to speak on behalf of the proposed budget?” and, after hearing none, closed the hearing with “Going once. Going twice. Done.” Board discussion during the motion to adopt addressed a previously raised transportation request. A board member asked whether a late transportation request would be added; Dr. North responded, “The recommendation is gonna be for that to come from East Plosby…team are still working on fleet recommendation to replace buses.”

Board members moved and seconded the motion to approve the budget. The chair opened and closed the vote; the transcript records the motion and closure but does not include a complete vote tally for the budget adoption. Earlier consent and procedural votes (agenda setting and minutes approvals) likewise show motions and closures in the record without full roll-call tallies. The certified personnel report that followed was approved by hand vote, with the chair reporting “4 yeses.”

Board members discussed that any requests submitted after the budget work session would be considered in the next budget cycle rather than added at this stage; Dr. North confirmed that no changes had been made to the version being approved. The board adjourned the business portion and announced the next meeting for June 1, 2026, at 6 p.m.

The transcript does not specify the exact dollar totals, detailed line-item allocations, or a final vote count for the FY2027 adoption; those details were not recorded in the provided meeting transcript.