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Board adopts San Mateo County Office of Education 2026'27 budget, board sets 5% reserve
Summary
The Board approved the SMCOE 2026-2027 proposed budget; Deputy Superintendent Kevin Bultema said the 5% reserve is Board-determined (not state-required) and an adjustment clarified ending balances to avoid a negative reserve showing.
The San Mateo County Board of Education adopted the Office of Education's proposed 2026-2027 budget after a presentation by Deputy Superintendent Kevin Bultema and Executive Director Minette Manio.
Bultema clarified that the 5% reserve for uncertainties was set by the Board and is not required by the state. He explained that an adjustment in the budget documents was used to prevent the budget from appearing to show a negative reserve; the adjustment presents the corrected ending balance. After a motion by Board Member Susan Alvaro and a second by Board Member Chelsea Bonini, the budget was approved by a vote of five in favor and two absent.
(The meeting minutes contain a typographical error in one line that lists the proposed budget as "2026-20267"; the correct fiscal year is 2026-2027.)
