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Putnam board adopts $478.99 million tentative district budget
Summary
By unanimous roll call the board adopted tentative budgets for each fund and the total tentative district budget of $478,991,223.75; detailed fund totals were approved and schools may access limited spending once the system is opened.
The Putnam County School Board unanimously adopted tentative budget figures July 27 that together total $478,991,223.75 for fiscal year 2026–27.
By individual roll-call votes the board approved the following tentative fund amounts: general fund $131,807,894.73; debt service $20,987,781.95; capital projects $228,189,118.41; special revenue $25,581,155.01; internal service $44,743,346.00; permanent funds $158,213.07; and enterprise funds $27,523,714.58. After approval of each fund, the board adopted the full district tentative budget of $478,991,223.75.
CFO Jonathan told the board that once the tentative budget is approved he will "open up the system for schools and departments to begin spending their budgets" with increased non-emergency spending authority (from emergency-only to 50% non-emergency use) before final adoption. The district will post the tentative budget and accompanying explanatory pages to the website.
Provenance: Votes and roll calls recorded for items d1–d8 (SEG 1410–SEG 1554).
