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Board hears plan to spend down food-service fund balance to comply with state rules
Summary
Trustees were told the district has been intentionally reducing excess balances in the child nutrition fund to avoid penalties from the Texas Department of Agriculture; purchases were limited to allowable replacements and items for existing campuses.
CFO Pauline Reese and board members discussed a planned spend-down of the food-service fund balance after the Texas Department of Agriculture set a six-month operating-cost limit on allowable fund balances. Reese said earlier revenue inflows left the district with an excess balance and that the district has worked with vendors and TDA to identify allowable uses: "All the elementary schools had new cafeteria tables... we were able to buy kitchen equipment," she said, adding that purchases must be restricted to existing campuses and replacements rather than new equipment for Memorial High School.
Board members asked whether the TDA flags excess balances and what penalties might follow; Reese replied the TDA can require a corrective plan and, if a district does not comply, could reduce or stop meal support. The presentation said the district is close to eliminating the excess balance and emphasized ongoing coordination with Aramark and TDA to target allowable spending.
