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Board adopts May budget revision after hearing; staff cites coding changes and carryforward increase
Summary
After a public hearing, the board adopted the May budget revision. Staff said a state recalculation increased the district's carryforward to $2.26M and highlighted transportation and special education as the main cost drivers.
By the Saddle Mountain Unified School District Governing Board
The Saddle Mountain board voted May 13 to adopt the required May budget revision after a public hearing and extended discussion of the district’s fiscal position. Finance staff presented increases driven by payroll recoding, special education spending and higher transportation costs.
Miss King, presenting the revision, summarized key numbers: the district’s maintenance and operations and capital budget ended the year modestly above initial estimates, with an estimated aggregate improvement and an AD School Finance recalculation that increased the district’s reported carryforward to $2.26 million. She cautioned that the carryforward is a budgetary accounting figure and not the same as cash on hand.
On programmatic cost drivers, Miss King told the board that special education expenditures rose by roughly $96,000 in budgeted amounts and that pupil transportation “is already over budget by over a million dollars” largely because of fuel costs. She noted a one‑time state aid supplement (about $218,000) and other one‑time additions that helped the year-end position.
Superintendent Dr. Wyers and board members pressed staff on the state payroll coding changes that required districts to reallocate pay codes for teachers. Dr. Wyers explained that the state’s coding changes made historical comparisons harder and that the district had to double‑check payroll coding to verify teacher pay increases that the board approved earlier.
The board approved the May revision by voice vote. Members also scheduled follow‑up work: staff will provide more detailed line‑item breakdowns on areas with large variances and continue monitoring transportation fuel expenditures.
What the public should know The revision does not change how the district immediately operates but creates updated legal budget documents that the district must file. Staff recommended approval so the district can close fiscal year accounts and plan for next year’s budget with the most recent official figures.
Provenance This article is based on the district’s May 13 public hearing and the May budget revision presentation by finance staff.
