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Finance chief reports $56M in tax collections; construction projects exceed GMP by $520K
Summary
Finance support Miss Pettit told the board the district collected $56,000,000 in tax revenue (including $17,000,000 in January) and reported construction project totals that exceeded the original GMP after $520,000 in change orders; trustees asked for the contingency log and approvals.
Finance support Miss Pettit reported corrected revenue and a construction update during the superintendent’s report.
"We actually have collected, $56,000,000 from tax collections... There was $17,000,000 in January collected from tax collections and distributed from the county," Pettit told trustees, noting the upward correction to revenue figures in the packet.
Pettit also presented final construction figures for athletic projects with the construction manager Rawfields. She said the project numbers "came in at 10,250,000 for the total project" at the construction side and that "the total project cost came in at $11,250,000," explaining a $520,000 total change order over the original GMP.
Trustees pressed about how change orders exceeded the guaranteed maximum price, asking whether architect omissions or owner‑requested additions drove the increases. Pettit said both can cause overruns and offered to provide the contingency log and to consult Thompson Turner (the construction manager) to clarify whether lines were owner requests or design omissions. One trustee noted that some change‑order details appeared in the newspaper before the board was briefed; trustees asked for clearer approvals and communication going forward.
Pettit said that excluding an $8,000,000 transfer to capital for ballfield work, the operating fund balance would show a roughly $5,000,000 positive position. She offered to provide board members with contingency and line‑item breakout detail on request.
