Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Budget topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Finance director flags rising special‑education costs; committee told three capital requests for FY26
Summary
Director Peron reported a projected FY25 surplus partially offsetting higher special‑education costs and outlined FY26 capital requests including parking‑lot paving (~$2.276M), network switches (~$300K) and a potential future roof request tied to an MSBA application.
Director Peron gave the committee an overview of fiscal projections and early FY26 priorities on Jan. 23, telling members the district expects to close FY25 in decent shape but is tracking increased costs in special education that will carry into the next budget cycle.
Peron said a projected salary surplus driven by timing and some vacant positions will help offset those special‑education increases for FY25, and the administration intends to implement a temporary freeze on non‑essential expenditures during the transition to a new financial system on March 1. The administration will present a detailed FY26 budget at a future meeting.
On capital priorities, Peron identified two FY26 requests the committee should expect to see in the next budget cycle: paving work for the HBB and Mary K. Good (MKG) parking lots estimated around $2,276,000, and replacement network switches at the Nichols campus estimated at approximately $300,000. He also noted a new roof for Nichols is being prepared for an FY27 capital ask tied to an MSBA application with an upcoming March deadline.
The presentation was informational; the full FY26 budget and public hearing will be scheduled in February and March.
