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Newaygo Public Schools board hears 2025-26 budget amendments and 2026-27 levy proposal
Summary
At a June 15 special meeting the Newaygo Public Schools Board of Education heard Business Manager Kim Bidwell present 2025-26 budget amendments for three funds and a 2026-27 budget proposal and levy resolution; the board approved routine meeting motions and set its organizational meeting for July 20, 2026.
The Newaygo Public Schools Board of Education met in a special budget hearing on June 15, 2026, at Newaygo Elementary School, where Business Manager Kim Bidwell presented proposed amendments for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and a budget proposal and levy resolution for 2026-2027.
Bidwell presented recommended amendments to the 2025-2026 budgets for the General Fund, the Food Service Fund and the Student Activities Fund. The presentation was part of the superintendent reports; the transcript records Bidwell’s presentation but does not record a subsequent formal vote to adopt the amendments.
Bidwell also outlined the proposed 2026-2027 budget and introduced a resolution for levying 2026 taxes, covering the same three funds. The transcript records the presentation of the levy resolution but does not show a motion, vote or final adoption of the levy at this meeting.
Before the budget presentations, the board handled routine business: Board President Vince Grodus called the hearing to order at 6:01 p.m.; Thomas Frisbie moved and John Bull seconded approval of the meeting agenda, which carried 7-0. The board agreed that the organizational meeting would be held before the regular meeting on July 20, 2026; Sara Rivera-Cronk moved to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Mary Spicer, and that motion carried 7-0.
No members of the public spoke during the public comment period. The meeting adjourned following a motion by Mary Spicer, seconded by John Bull; the adjournment motion carried 7-0 and the meeting ended at 6:13 p.m.
The record names Ben Gilpin as superintendent and lists district administrators and principals in attendance. The transcript does not record detailed line-item changes, dollar amounts, or a final vote on the 2025-26 amendments or the 2026-27 levy resolution; those specifics are therefore not reported here and are listed as not specified in clarifying details. The board is scheduled to hold its organizational meeting prior to the July 20 regular meeting, where further budget action may occur.
