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Hillsboro R3 board approves preliminary FY2627 budget, authorizes multiple vendor contracts
Summary
The Hillsboro R3 Board approved a preliminary FY2627 budget and a set of contracts and appointments, including a budget amendment to roll HVAC encumbrances into next year. The board voted unanimously on consent, several contracts (equipment, athletic supplies, food service) and the preliminary budget.
The Hillsboro R3 School District Board on Monday approved a preliminary fiscal year 2026—27 budget and a package of routine contracts and personnel actions.
Administrators presented the budget as a conservative plan that rolls $3.9 million in HVAC loan funds and other encumbrances into the coming fiscal year. Finance staff said the district realized about 92% of projected revenue year-to-date and that a portion of apparent surplus reflects encumbered but not yet spent funds. The board approved budget amendment number six earlier in the meeting to move those encumbrances forward.
The board also approved a series of contracts and appointments without recorded opposition: establishment of a high-school academic team extra-duty sponsor position for 2026—27 at $925; an annual lease for three John Deere Gator utility vehicles at $8,280; timing contracts for two cross-country meets estimated at $2,000; a three-year exclusive agreement with BSN for athletic supplies and uniforms (July 1, 2026——29); renewal of the district food-service contract with Sodexo (transcript spelling varied) including a 3.5% increase to administrative and per-meal management fees; and the annual audit engagement with Mueller Oberfell and Jones for the year ending June 30, 2026.
Board members heard an extended budget presentation describing the districtfinancial position, including investment balances (reported about $27 million in May) and recent investment earnings. Presenters said the district anticipates continued state-level budget pressure and described scenarios for capital funding and tax-rate placement; administration said preliminary tax-rate guidance would be announced later in the process and that proposed tax-rate/allocations would be finalized before the tax-rate hearing.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: approved (no opposition) - Budget amendment No. 6 (roll HVAC/encumbrances): approved (no opposition) - Establish academic-team extra-duty sponsor ($925): approved (no opposition) - John Deere Gator UTV lease ($8,280 annually): approved (no opposition) - Cross-country timing contract (~$2,000): approved (no opposition) - BSN three-year athletic-supplies agreement (7/1/26——29): approved (no opposition) - Food-service renewal with Sodexo (3.5% fee increase): approved (no opposition) - Audit engagement with Mueller Oberfell & Jones: approved (no opposition) - Fiscal-year 26/27 preliminary budget: approved (no opposition)
What happens next: Administration will refine budget projections and may bring additional amendments before the board finalizes the tax rate and allocations later this summer.
