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Lake Havasu Unified board adopts proposed fiscal 2026-27 budget, approves consent agenda
Summary
The Lake Havasu Unified School District governing board unanimously approved the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget after a Business Services presentation that set maintenance-and-operations at about $39.4 million and noted roughly $6 million in capital carryforward.
Lake Havasu Unified School District’s governing board adopted the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget and approved the consent agenda during a special session called to order July 2026.
Business Services staff presented the budget and read the statutory budget hearing notice required under ARS 15-901, saying the proposed maintenance and operations budget totaled “approximately 39,400,000” and that the district had “approximately $6,000,000 in capital carry forward to support future capital needs.” The presenter recommended that the board “adopt the fiscal year 2627 proposed budget as presented.”
The presentation included procedural details: the proposed preliminary budget summary was posted to the Arizona Department of Education website on 07/02/2026, and the district must file an adopted budget with the superintendent of public instruction by 07/15/2026, in accordance with statutory requirements. Staff also noted that proposed and adopted budget documents are posted on the ADE website and the district’s website and are available for public inspection at the district business office.
Board members asked for clarification about the capital carryforward. A board member asked whether the approximately $6,000,000 in capital carryforward had specific plans, and Business Services answered that no specific projects were yet assigned for that balance. The presiding officer also cited a separate carryforward figure for the coming school year — “132,000 carry forward” — and praised the board’s prioritization of classroom spending, saying the state education committee is “looking to put sanctions on school districts that... have excessive carry forward.”
Following the presentation and questions, the board took motions and roll-call votes to approve the consent agenda and to adopt the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget. Each recorded vote on the motions was unanimous.
The adopted budget will be filed with the superintendent of public instruction by the statutory deadline of July 15, 2026. The board had no further announcements and adjourned the special session.
