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Budget committee approves $251.9 million proposed budget for 2026-27
Summary
Reynolds School District No. 7 Budget Committee approved the Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2026-27 totaling $251,890,544 and adopted appropriations across general, special revenue, debt service and capital projects; the motion passed 11-0.
The Reynolds School District No. 7 Budget Committee voted to approve the Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2026-27 in the total amount of $251,890,544. The motion to adopt the budget was made by Michael Reyes and seconded by Margaret Breithaupt; the minutes record the motion as passing unanimously, "Yea: 11, Nay: 0."
The adopted document detailed appropriations across funds: General Fund totals included $97,621,499 for instruction and $58,047,876 for support services, with a General Fund total of $165,538,134. Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Funds and Capital Project Funds were also specified in the motion. The motion text entered into the record begins, "BE IT MOVED, that the Budget Committee of Reynolds School District No. 7 hereby approves the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 in the total sum of $251,890,544 now on file in the District Office."
Committee members raised questions earlier in the meeting about how certain figures were calculated and whether the budget reflected actuals or adopted numbers; staff said the proposed budget was based on current actuals and encumbrances. That context preceded the committee's final vote to approve the budget.
