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Palmer committee reviews midyear budget snapshot showing majority of budgets under 80% spent
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Palmer School Committee reviewed a finance report showing districtwide spending of $4.98 million (76% of budget), and school-level spending of $2.14M (OMP, 35.6%) and $2.35M (PHS, 37.7%), including encumbrances; no budget reallocations were voted.
The Palmer School Committee reviewed the district finance report during the Jan. 21 meeting. The report showed year‑to‑date spending and encumbrances but recorded no motions to change budget allocations.
The finance snapshot in the meeting packet showed districtwide spending of $4,983,451 of an adopted $6,559,633 budget (76%), including $3,061,183 in encumbrances. Old Mill Pond (OMP) was shown at $2,135,859 of $6,002,598 (35.6%) with $24,941 encumbered; Palmer High School (PHS) showed $2,347,578 of $6,231,861 (37.7%) with $133,536 encumbrances. The transcript presents these figures without additional discussion of reallocations.
No vote to change budgets was recorded. Committee members had no recorded objections; later agenda items proceeded to personnel and policy matters. Questions about longer‑term enrollment and historical comparisons were raised elsewhere in the meeting (Mr. Nompleggi requested data predating 2022).
