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Board hears list of proposed cuts — 3 FTEs, track and maintenance projects removed to balance budget
Summary
To close an approximate $1.0–1.3M gap, staff proposed removing about three FTEs (~$210,000), postponing a track refurbishment (~$350,000) and delaying maintenance projects (~$700,000), totaling roughly $1.26M in reductions included in draft 2026–27 plans.
Staff walked through proposed expenditure reductions to bring next year’s budget into balance if enrollment and revenues remain as currently modeled. The reduction list includes about three FTEs (approximately $210,000), removing a track-refurbishment item (≈$350,000), and trimming maintenance projects (≈$700,000), for total reductions of roughly $1.2–$1.3 million.
"So we're looking at total reductions of a little over $1,200,000 right there," a staff presenter said while detailing the components that could be pulled from the draft budget. Staff said some projects built into the current budget would be pulled back given the preliminary revenue outlook, with trustees reminded these are draft decisions to inform final adoption.
Trustees and staff said they prefer minimizing impacts to classroom instruction but must weigh capital and maintenance timing against payroll and benefit pressures. Staff will return with refined lists and priorities at upcoming meetings before the June 24 public hearing on the budget.
