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District staff warn of $8 million gap under governor's 2025-26 budget; personnel cuts proposed in March
Summary
District staff told trustees the governor's 2025-26 proposal and falling enrollment create a projected shortfall the district plans to address with about $8 million in reductions over two years, including roughly $4 million in personnel reductions next year.
Amanda Phillips, the district budget presenter, told the board the governor's proposed 2025-26 budget and lower enrollment would produce a sustained revenue pressure that the district must manage.
"We believe that that number is is about $8,000,000, spread out over 2 years," Phillips said, describing a plan to implement approximately $4,000,000 in reductions in 2025-26 and to reassess whether a second $4,000,000 in 2026-27 will be needed. She said the reductions would come from a combination of personnel, services and capital expenditures.
Phillips showed charts comparing current unrestricted ending fund balances under the governor's COLA and updated enrollment assumptions, saying the proposed actions would "flatten out" deficit spending even if they do not eliminate it immediately. She also told trustees that any personnel reductions would move through human resources in March, giving the board a schedule for formal actions.
Trustees asked for follow-up detail on how the assumed COLA and enrollment adjustments affect multi-year balances; Phillips said staff will return with updated figures at second interim and during the March HR calendar item. No formal motions or votes were recorded on the reductions during the workshop.
