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Kiona-Benton board reviews draft budget, faces roughly $90,000 shortfall
Summary
Finance director John Hassell presented a draft budget that removes several programs and shows the district about $90,000 under target; the board will receive a final budget July 27 and discussed options including program cuts and enrollment-driven revenue declines.
John Hassell, the district's Executive Director of Finance, presented a preliminary draft budget at the June 22 Kiona-Benton City School District board meeting, saying the figures already reflect program reductions including removal of middle school sports, the Tri-Tech bus and MAP testing. He told the board the figures are "just preliminary" and that the district remains short of its desired fund balance: "we are still about $90,000.00 under budget but that needs to be increased for our fund balance."
Hassell said some of the reductions reflect a multi-year enrollment decline that has driven decreases in per-student revenue and MSOC (materials, supplies & operating costs). Superintendent Pete Peterson framed the presentation as a starting point and told the board the final budget will be presented on July 27. The board discussed scheduling a July workshop to review levy options and next steps to close the gap. The draft noted about a 7% reduction tied to enrollment trends over five years and asked the board to consider further adjustments before adoption.
