Hackberry Elementary School District adopts FY2026 budget; public hearing records no comments

The Hackberry Elementary School District #3 Governing Board adopted the district—s FY2026 budget at its regular July 8 meeting after a public hearing produced no public comment. Tammy Herrera moved to adopt the budget and Pam Adams seconded; the minutes record the motion as Passed 5-0.

At the meeting Sam Dell, the district business manager, delivered the May financial summary showing district funds increased by $28,676.70 (4%) year-over-year and a bank balance of $725,496.50. Dell said the district closed May with a positive budget balance of $59,848.07 and identified approximately $100,000 in maintenance and operations funds and about $20,000 in capital funds available to carry forward into FY2026. Dell reported that reconciliation between district and county ledgers showed no variances and described process improvements in asset tracking following the FY25 physical inventory.

A public hearing on the FY2026 adopted budget was opened and the board called for audience questions; no members of the public attended or asked questions, and the hearing was closed with no comments recorded. The board proceeded to take formal action to adopt the budget.

The board did not provide a detailed line-item breakdown in the minutes; specific allocations, program-level expenditure projections and timelines for rollovers were not specified in the meeting record. The board noted continued work on corrective items arising from the Auditor General review that may affect financial controls going forward.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for August 12, 2025; the board also scheduled a special meeting for July 14, 2025 to continue policy review.