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Board adopts 2026–27 general fund budget, earmarks roughly $450,000 for HVAC shortfall
Summary
The Michigan Center Board adopted the 2026–27 General Fund budget (revenues $18,016,205; expenditures $20,669,019) and approved using roughly $450,000 from the General Fund to cover an HVAC shortfall at the Jr/Sr high school after bond proceeds proved insufficient.
The Michigan Center Board of Education on June 29 adopted the 2026–27 General Fund budget with projected revenues of $18,016,205 and expenditures of $20,669,019, leaving an estimated 6/30/27 fund balance of $3,652,140. Member Crabtree moved to adopt the budget; Member Wolvin supported the motion and the board carried it.
Teresa Choate (Rehman), who presented the budget, told the board the state had not released its budget and the district therefore budgeted conservatively for unknowns such as per-pupil funding and ongoing bargaining unit negotiations. Choate said the bond proceeds earmarked for the Jr/Sr high school HVAC project would not cover the full cost, and the proposed 2026–27 budget includes roughly $450,000 from the General Fund to cover the shortfall. The board approved the budget and the stated allocation in a single motion.
The action means the district will draw on reserves to complete the HVAC work at the Jr/Sr high school; the minutes do not specify procurement timelines or contractor awards beyond prior approval of related capital fund purchases. No public comment was recorded during the brief budget hearing that opened at 6:14 PM and closed at 6:15 PM.
