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COE business office reports improved starting fund balance but warns of multi‑year deficit pressures
Summary
Business services presented the first interim financial report showing a higher beginning fund balance than adopted budget, updated revenue/expense estimates, and an adjusted projected combined deficit; staff outlined one‑time costs and assumptions used in multi‑year projections.
A business services presenter gave the COE’s first interim financial presentation for fiscal year 2025–26, summarizing changes since the adopted budget and walking trustees through the multi‑year projection assumptions. The presenter said closing the prior year produced a higher beginning fund balance than expected, which improved some deficit metrics, but one‑time expenditures and declining enrollment continue to pressure future years.
The presenter described several one‑time items that influenced the current deficit projection — furnishing for a new facility, a countywide math initiative, food‑security funding for 2nd Harvest and Head Start supports — and said removing those one‑time costs reduces the adjusted deficit estimate. On forward assumptions the presenter flagged STRS/PERS, employer health costs, and conservative COLA and ADA forecasts as drivers of the multi‑year outlook. Trustees asked clarifying questions about enrollment trends, the potential purchase of the West Beach Street facility, and the classification of certain restricted funds. Staff committed to continued monitoring and to present the 2nd interim report in March.
