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Council approves FY26 school budget amendment; schools urge quick FY27 adoption to issue contracts
Summary
Council unanimously approved a FY26 Petersburg City Public Schools amendment totaling $2,284,935.16. School officials asked council to adopt the FY27 schools budget promptly so teachers can receive contracts; staff recommended a special meeting to meet statutory notice and contract timing needs.
The Petersburg City Council voted unanimously to approve a FY26 Petersburg City Public Schools budget amendment totaling $2,284,935.16, funding carryovers and encumbrance rollovers from the prior fiscal year.
"So, it is a request for the appropriation of the supplemental revenue from fiscal 25 encumbrance rollover. So, the amendment amount is $2,284,935.16 which is the carryover from last fiscal year," Budget Manager Gary Cozier told the council before Vice Mayor Hill moved to approve the amendment and the roll call recorded all ayes.
During the public hearing on the FY27 operating and school budgets, Petersburg City Schools CFO Dr. Greenwood and other speakers urged the council to adopt the schools' budget soon so administrators can send teacher contracts. Dr. Greenwood described the locality's $13,000,000 local funding plug and asked whether that would let the division issue contracts while awaiting final state allocations.
City Manager Altman told the council staff believes there is local funding sufficient to issue contracts and that the council could adopt the school budget and later amend it if the state budget changes. Staff suggested scheduling a special meeting on May 26 to permit adoption while meeting the state code requirement that seven days elapse between a public hearing and approval.
Council did not adopt the FY27 operating budget at Tuesday's meeting; they discussed scheduling a special meeting to act after the statutory waiting period. School leaders asked that the council coordinate quickly so teachers do not face contract delays.
