Gadsden Elementary School District board adopts FY 2024–25 expenditure budget, votes 5–0

Governing Board President Luis Marquez presided as the Gadsden Elementary School District No. 32 Governing Board unanimously adopted the district's expenditure budget for fiscal year 2024''1024'025 at its July 9 meeting.

Chief Financial Officer Mr. Bernhard presented the budget and told the board that "the expenditure budget must be proposed at a board meeting on or before July 5 and adopted after a public hearing before July 15 of each fiscal year." After board members reviewed the materials and asked questions, Governing Board Clerk Tadeo De La Hoya moved to adopt the budget; Member Liliana Arroyo seconded. The motion carried 5''0''on a roll call vote.

The public notice and initial packet contain a header referencing adoption of the district expenditure budget and lists "FY 2023''2024" in the notice; the record of action at the meeting and Mr. Bernhard's presentation identify the adopted budget as FY 2024''2025. The board did not state further detail on line-item changes during the meeting.

The adoption follows the district's required timeline described by the CFO and completes the formal step of setting the district's spending plan for the coming fiscal year. The record shows the vote as: Lucky Hoyos: yes; Liliana Arroyo: yes; Luis Marquez: yes; Rosa Varela: yes; Tadeo De La Hoya: yes.

The board did not announce any immediate policy changes tied to the budget during the meeting. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Aug. 13, 2024 at the district administrative office.