Wauneta-Palisade school board holds budget hearing on $4.24 million plan, closes record at 5:08 p.m.

The Board of Education for the District of Chase County School District #15-0536, also known as Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools, convened a public budget hearing at 5:02 p.m. Mountain on Sept. 9, 2025, at the Wauneta-Palisade School Central Office to review the proposed 2025–2026 budget. President Sandman called the hearing to order and announced that the Open Meetings Act posting is available in the meeting room.

The purpose of the hearing, as stated in the record, was to "receive support, information, criticism, suggestions, or observations from members of the public" on the district's proposed expenditures for 2025–26. The minutes list fund-level totals for the proposed budget: a General Fund of $3,590,944.00, a Special Building Fund of $581,713.00, and a QCPUF of $71,606.00, for a total proposed budget of $4,244,263.00. The record does not include any public comments or questions entered into the minutes.

Roll call recorded board members present as Sandman, Fanning, Jutten, Maris and Wheeler; McKinney was noted as absent. Maris and Jutten verified that the hearing notice was posted as required. The district's mission statement, "Inspiring our Youth, Expecting Results Everyday," appears in the meeting record.

The Budget Hearing was closed at 5:08 p.m.; the minutes state the closing time and do not record a motion or vote to close. Recording Secretary Marj Rundback signed the minutes submitted as the official record of the hearing; attestation lines for the Board Secretary and Board President are included in the document. No formal adoption or vote on the budget is recorded in these minutes.

Next procedural steps (such as a formal vote to adopt the budget) are not specified in the transcript of this hearing.