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Siuslaw officials outline $2.61 million in proposed reductions, say $2.4M minimum needed
Summary
District staff presented a reduction package totaling about $2,610,000 and said the board must adopt at least $2.4 million in cuts to balance the budget; administrators cautioned that any add-backs now could force deeper cuts next year.
District administrators presented the budget committee with a reduction package designed to close a projected shortfall, saying "So what we've cobbled together here is, $2,610,000 of general reductions. At a minimum, we need 2.4," according to an administrator at the meeting.
Staff described the reductions as a mix of position eliminations, extra-duty stipend cuts and program consolidations. Administrators warned that restoring positions now without offsetting savings would likely require further cuts in the next fiscal year. The committee asked staff to modify the reduction list and return with an updated proposal at the next budget meeting; staff said the formal budget as presented already includes the minimum reductions needed to balance.
