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Fruitport Community Schools board hears Truth and Taxation budget overview; approves meeting agenda
Summary
At the Truth and Taxation meeting on June 22, 2026, Fruitport Community Schools’ board approved the agenda and heard Director of Business Services Mark Mesbergen present an overview of the 2025–2026 general budget, a recommended final budget amendment and budget drivers for 2026–2027. No public comments or budget adoption vote were recorded.
Fruitport Community Schools’ board convened its Truth and Taxation meeting on June 22, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., and approved the published agenda before hearing a budget presentation. Kris Cole moved to approve the agenda (Item 26‑52); Kathy Six seconded and the motion carried, 5‑0, with JB Meeuwenberg and Josh Mueller recorded as absent.
Director of Business Services Mark Mesbergen opened the budget hearing and presented an overview of the district’s 2025–2026 General Budget and a recommended final budget amendment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Mesbergen reviewed taxable values and millage levy-rate assumptions, outstanding debt, and assumptions informing the 2026–2027 budget projection. He also discussed enrollment trends, the effect of schools of choice, foundation allowance trends and anticipated 2026–2027 MPSERS rates.
Mesbergen provided fund-level overviews for several district programs and accounts, including the Early Childhood Center, Food Service, Technology and Fiduciary funds, and contrasted expected revenues with projected expenditures across those funds. The minutes record no public remarks during the meeting.
The board did not record any formal vote to adopt the 2026–2027 budget at this session; the only recorded formal actions were approval of the agenda and a motion to adjourn. Kris Cole moved to adjourn (Item 26‑53); Tim Burgess seconded, the motion carried 5‑0, and the meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
Meeting minutes were signed/recorded for the record by Board Secretary Steve Kelly and Recording Secretary Abby Klug. The district’s budget and any final amendments will proceed through whatever next steps the administration and board have scheduled (not specified in these minutes).
