Sierra Vista Unified District board outlines how to access proposed 2026–27 budget; no public comments

The Sierra Vista Unified District governing board met for a public budget hearing at 5:30 p.m. and walked through how members of the public can access the June 16 proposed-budget presentation and related documents online; no members of the public were present and the transcript does not record a vote adopting the district’s proposed 2026–2027 budget.

The chair opened the session at 5:30 p.m., noting that all trustees were present except Mrs. Robinson and that Superintendent Jerry Romo and Bonnie Gomez were representing the district. "It is now 5:30 and I call this governing board public and budget hearing to order," the chair said.

A district business-office representative said the board had previously held a public budget hearing on June 16, when consultant Sarah Kirk provided an overview of the proposed budget, and that the board had convened a special meeting on July 18 to accept the proposed budget for submission. The district submitted the proposed budget and the required notice to the Arizona Department of Education "as required by statute," staff said.

Brandon Miller, speaking for the business office, guided the board through how a member of the public can view the June 16 presentation and download the proposed budget from the district website. "If you go to the SVUSD website ... click on governing board ... and then you can simply click on this big play symbol," Miller said, describing the path to the recording and noting that the June 16 stream had 51 viewers. He provided contact information for follow-up questions: businessoffice@svps.k12.az.us and brandon.miller@svps.k12.az.us, and a public phone number the district listed for the business office.

Miller also told the board that the version of the budget before them was submitted in the draft form that was available when the proposal was prepared because ADE released a final budget worksheet after that draft was used. He said the board must vote to adopt what was proposed in the submitted draft-format worksheet, and that the district’s first revision filing (expected in August or September) will include the final ADE forms once they are incorporated.

Board members voted, 4-0, earlier in the meeting to adopt the meeting agenda, and later moved to adjourn, approving that motion by voice vote, 4-0. The transcript ends with the adjournment vote; it records that staff walked through the posting and access procedures and provided contact points for questions, but it does not contain a recorded formal vote adopting the proposed 2026–2027 budget.

The board discussed logistics for the next meeting listed on the agenda for June 30, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., noting doors will open immediately prior and that the meeting must start at 6:00 p.m.

Next steps: members of the public who wish to review the presentation or the proposed budget were directed to the district’s governing-board page and to contact the business office with questions. No public comments were made during the hearing recorded in the provided transcript.