Board approves budget amendment and passes 2526 budget resolution; authorizes superintendent to approve minor adjustments

The finance presenter reviewed Budget Amendment #9 and the 2526 budget resolution after receiving the state's planning budget. The amendment included additional state funding to cover retirement payouts, a $5,442 allotment for transportation of homeless students, and a $25,000 increase for child nutrition to cover end‑of‑year payroll and food costs. The presenter also described capital funding adjustments reflecting additional county sales‑tax receipts and reductions in some grant estimates as year‑end receipts were finalized.

Board members moved to approve Budget Amendment #9 and the motion carried. The presenter then outlined changes from the planning budget to the final state budget for 2526: reductions in school health personnel (from 4 to 3 positions) and instructional support (from 3 to 2), anticipated PRC allotments that were not yet included and a county arrangement to make direct lease payments for a new building (the presenter described the lease payments as "over 1,000,000, 1000000 $627,000 at this point," which the transcript renders verbatim and is summarized here as the presenter reported). Because additional allotments may arrive late, the board approved a motion granting the superintendent authority to approve necessary budget amendments between meetings, with the board to be notified of such adjustments.

The transcript records motions and approvals but does not provide a detailed roll‑call tally for each vote in the excerpt. Finance staff said they will bring any additional adjustments to the board as required.