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Pinckney board adopts FY2025–26 budget, approves tax form and ratifies labor contracts
Summary
The Pinckney Community Schools Board of Education adopted the final FY2025–26 budget and preliminary FY2026–27 budget, approved the L4029 tax rate request to levy the legally allowed mills, and ratified two collective bargaining agreements for 2026–28. The board also approved the superintendent’s evaluation as "effective."
Pinckney Community Schools’ board approved the district’s final fiscal year 2025–26 budget and the preliminary fiscal year 2026–27 budget after a public budget hearing at its June meeting. The board also approved the L4029 tax rate request and ratified tentative collective bargaining agreements presented by administration.
During the hearing staff summarized legal posting requirements and the district’s financial position, telling the board the district expects to levy 18 mills this year to receive its foundation allowance and that the debt mill (about 7.55 mills) is expected to remain until state borrowing is paid off in 2028–29. Finance staff explained the district ended the last audited year with roughly a 25% fund balance, projected to about 20% in current reporting, and modeled next year conservatively at roughly a 15% fund balance because of uncertainty in state per‑pupil funding and fall enrollment counts.
Finance staff said the district used a planning blended student count of 1,942 for modeling and noted state proposals continue to shift. “We have to approve something… otherwise we are not legally able to spend a dime come July 1,” a district finance presenter told the board, explaining why the board must adopt a budget in June even while some revenue inputs remain uncertain.
After the presentation the board voted to approve the L4029 tax rate request and to adopt the final FY2025–26 and preliminary FY2026–27 budgets for the general fund and special revenue funds as presented. The transcript records the motions and the chair’s calls for the vote; no roll‑call tallies are provided in the record.
The board also approved two collective bargaining agreements read into the record after a closed session for negotiations: a tentative agreement with the Pinckney Education Association (PEA) for 2026–28 and an agreement with the PCSAA for 2026–28. In the same meeting the board accepted the administration’s recommendation to rate the superintendent “effective” for the 2025–26 school year and voted to approve that evaluation.
What’s next: The district will proceed with the adopted budget and the levies as authorized. Staff stressed that final state funding details and fall student counts will be used to refine the budget later this year. The board noted the district will continue public communication about an upcoming homestead/nonhomestead millage on the August ballot.
Votes at a glance • L4029 tax rate request — approved (motion read by administration). • Adopt final FY2025–26 and preliminary FY2026–27 budgets — approved (general fund and special revenue funds). • PEA collective bargaining tentative agreement (2026–28) — approved. • PCSAA collective bargaining agreement (2026–28) — approved. • Superintendent evaluation (2025–26 rated “effective”) — approved.
The board adjourned at 7:28 p.m.; staff will return with updated budget figures when state funding and fall enrollment are finalized.
