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Finance staff: salaries and benefits will drive FY 26-27 budget, district to use $1.3M of cash to balance
Summary
Tory (staff presenter) told the board that roughly 87% of the general fund is salary and benefits and that the district plans to use about $1.3 million of cash on hand — including a planned $1 million transfer — to balance the FY'6-27 budget.
Tory (staff presenter, speaker 3) gave the board a public review of the Harrisburg School District—s FY'6-27 budget, outlining major assumptions and line-item highlights.
"87% of our budget is salary and benefits," Tory said, telling the board that salary and benefits remain the largest pressure on the general fund. According to the presentation, the district expects to utilize approximately $1,300,000 of cash on hand to balance the coming year—s budget; one million dollars of that amount was a planned transfer approved at an earlier board meeting. Tory also said the district is currently under 98% utilization overall, but certain function-specific line items require adjustments because projects began in the prior fiscal period.
Key figures Tory presented included operations and maintenance (excluding salaries) of about $3,051,000, utilities estimated at $2,014,000, transportation under $500,000, and capital outlay plans totaling $15,000,000. Within capital outlay she called out $2,400,000 for textbooks and software and $2,500,000 for technology; capital outlay debt service tied to certificates and copier leases is listed near $1,200,000. Tory said the district budgets some projects for July 1 starts but often begins work earlier in summer, which can create temporary over-budget appearances until spending aligns with the fiscal schedule.
The board received the overview for discussion; staff indicated final budget presentation will return in September. No vote was required on the overview itself.
