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Molalla River SD 35 adopts $39.04 million general fund budget, approves appropriation transfers
Summary
The Molalla River School District 35 board adopted the 2026–2027 budget on June 11, approving intra-fund transfers and several appropriation resolutions and taking additional administrative actions including approval of an occupational therapy contract.
Molalla River School District 35’s board of directors adopted the district’s fiscal year 2026–2027 budget and approved multiple appropriation-transfer resolutions at a June 11 budget hearing, the board announced.
The board adopted Resolution 2025-2026.014 to set appropriations for the coming fiscal year. The resolution lists General Fund accounts of Instruction $20,417,646; Support Services $17,410,624; Transfers $965,084; and Contingency $250,000, for a General Fund total of $39,043,354. The resolution also lists additional fund totals for grants, Student Investment Act funds and the food service enterprise.
Why it matters: adopting the budget sets the district’s legal spending authority for 2026–2027 and allows planned programs, staffing and capital work—what the district listed as middle school construction and a turf project—to proceed with approved funding.
The board also approved Resolution 2025-2026.013, authorizing intra-fund transfers for unanticipated expenditures under OAR 150-294.4632. The resolution text, read into the record, specifies transfers including a $40,000 increase in Fund 252 to cover higher personal services/contracts, a $30,000 transfer in Fund 283 to cover student transportation cost increases, and a $150,000 transfer from support services to instruction in Fund 100 for higher contracted services.
A budget committee member who spoke during public comment praised Director Andy Campbell and staff for producing what the commenter called a "flawless budget" and urged the board to continue careful planning.
Other board actions: the board moved and carried the consent agenda and approved an occupational therapy contract for Natalie Shad at the district’s current rate. The motions were seconded and the chair announced each motion carried; no roll-call tallies were reported in the record.
The chair called the meeting after administrators recognized retiring staff members; those recognitions were presented before the board moved to action items.
What’s next: the adopted budget takes effect July 1, 2026, for the 2026–2027 fiscal year and directs staff to implement the appropriated programs and capital work. The board did not record detailed roll-call vote counts in the public record for the motions described.
