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Finance officer reports FY26 reduction plan returns $422,000; board approves February financial position report

Laurel School District Board of Education · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Finance officer Marissa Horsey told the board the district submitted an FY26 reduction plan that will return $422,000 to the state, noted ongoing audits and a Feb. 9 referendum; the board approved the February financial position report on a roll-call vote.

Finance officer Marissa Horsey reported several submissions since the board’s last meeting, including related-services declarations, a mental-health staffing report, and an FY26 reduction plan that will return $422,000 to the state. Horsey said the district submitted an enhanced MCI spending plan to the state Department of Education and has received those funds; she also said the FY26 final budget will be brought to the board next month and that the district’s midyear unit count begins the following week.

Horsey noted ongoing audits—a FY24 local funds audit and a FY24–25 school construction examination—and reminded the board that the referendum is scheduled for Feb. 9.

After the presentation the board moved to approve the February financial position report "as submitted." The motion was moved and seconded; a roll-call vote recorded approvals and the motion carried.

The finance report provided several near-term deadlines and deliverables for staff: completion of the FY26 final budget for presentation next month, posting of the opportunity funds report (filed by Jan. 1), and upcoming position reconciliations and the quarterly bond-bill report.

Marissa Horsey spoke to the board: "We turned in our related services declarations, and we did our mental health staffing report... we submitted our FY26 reduction plan, which gives back $422,000 to the state." The board approved the financial position report by roll call during the meeting; attending members recorded their votes as 'Approved.'