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Chairman Dale: Board will schedule December budget workshops to guide 2026 spending
Summary
Chairman Dale told the TV district board it will schedule short budget workshops starting in December to outline items for January/February meetings and set broad policy so staff can implement routine spending without micromanagement.
Chairman Dale said the board will begin scheduling budget workshops in December to shape how the district approaches next year’s spending and policy. “Weare going to start scheduling our budget workshops in December,” Dale said, adding the intent is to break topics into 20–30 minute segments across subsequent meetings so the board can "bite off things a little at a time."
The workshops are intended to establish generalized budget policy and purchasing guidelines so staff can carry out day‑to‑day operations without repeated board micromanagement. Dale told members the approach would let the board hear progress reports on projects instead of authorizing every purchase, a change he described as intended to “empower” staff while preserving oversight. The board agreed to place purchasing policy and any card‑account proposals into the budget process for formal consideration.
