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ACPS budget update: state revenue increase could fund modest pay raises for FY27
Summary
Finance staff reported an estimated $2 million increase in state revenue under the recently adopted state biennial budget and recommended small salary adjustments to secure full state supplements, at a projected net cost of about $511,000 to be covered by the anticipated funds.
Maya Kumazawa, director of budget and planning, briefed the board on the impact of the recently adopted state biennial budget on the division's FY27 estimates. Kumazawa said state revenue is expected to be about $2,000,000 above prior estimates (roughly 2.4% more), enabling staff to recommend modest revisions to local salary plans to capture the full state compensation supplement.
Specifically, staff recommended increasing the licensed staff salary line from the adopted 3.75% to 4% to match the state supplement and maintaining a relative differential so classified employees would move from 4.25% to 4.5%. Kumazawa said the incremental cost of that change is about $511,000 and that the funding would come from the additional state revenue rather than the division’s existing local resources.
Staff noted that the FY27 collective bargaining agreement sets a minimum salary increase and that the proposed changes would still comply with the agreement. Kumazawa said next steps include placing an appropriation request on the Board of Supervisors consent agenda so the division can access the additional state funds.
What’s next: staff will prepare the appropriation request for the Board of Supervisors and share more detailed materials with the board as part of consent items next week.
