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Coquille School District 8 budget committee reviews roles, hears superintendent budget message and schedules follow-up
Summary
The Coquille School District 8 budget committee met May 22, 2024; members approved the agenda and prior minutes unanimously, heard presentations from the assistant business manager on committee roles/transparency and from the superintendent on the annual budget, and agreed to reconvene. Meeting lasted about 26 minutes.
Coquille School District 8's budget committee met on May 22, 2024. Budget Chair Joline Delossantos called the meeting to order at 5:58 p.m.; the meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m.
Board members Steve Britton, Cliff Wheeler, Heather Echavarria, Lucas Taylor and Melinda Millet were present; Julie Nighswonger was absent. Budget committee members Chad Averett, Haley Starks, Dru Schaffer, Michele Erickson and Sean Sanborn also attended. Superintendent Wayne Gallagher, Assistant Business Manager Denese Hale and Board Secretary Julie Simpson were listed as others present.
Board member Heather Echavarria moved to approve the meeting agenda; Lucas Taylor seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Echavarria then moved to approve the first Budget Committee minutes; Steve Britton seconded and that motion also passed unanimously. The minutes do not record individual roll-call votes beyond noting unanimous approval.
Assistant Business Manager Denese Hale presented on the composition and responsibilities of a budget committee and on transparency in the district budgeting process. The minutes summarize that presentation but do not provide the presentation text or specific figures.
Superintendent Wayne Gallagher delivered his annual budget message; the minutes record that the message was presented but do not include details of the content, revenue projections, or proposed expenditures.
The committee discussed procedures for handling budget questions and, as recorded in the minutes, agreed to meet again "on May 22, 2024, at 6:00 pm in the CSD Board Room." The document repeats the same date and time as the current meeting; the minutes do not clarify whether that repetition is a typographical error or a scheduled reconvening.
Budget Chair Joline Delossantos adjourned the meeting at 6:24 p.m.
What happened next: the minutes indicate the meeting was approved and signed; no formal motions to adopt budget figures or take other fiscal actions were recorded during this session.
