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Board holds public hearing on proposed 26/27 budget; staff flags 2.5 new positions and capital outlay
Summary
At the public hearing on the proposed 26/27 budget, staff said the hearing budget is based on current-year numbers, noted about 2.5 additional staff reflected in the general fund and capital outlay tied to earlier project approvals; budget adoption is scheduled for September.
The Colman-Egan board opened a public hearing on the proposed 2026–27 (26/27) budget and staff described it as a hearing budget based on current-year figures. "There isn't a whole lot of changes — we've added approximately 2.5 staff members," staff said, and noted capital outlay requests relate to projects the board previously approved.
Staff explained revenue sources and constraints: special education funding is tied to property taxes and the district currently collects roughly 2.75 (reported metric in context) and is capped at 3% growth year-to-year; only about 0.167 of general fund money is local effort and most revenue comes from the state. Board members were invited to ask questions; the board will adopt the budget in September after public review.
