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Coquille SD 8 board directs $1.8 million cut to next year’s budget
Summary
After an executive session, the Coquille SD 8 board voted to direct the superintendent to reduce next year’s budget by $1,800,000, following an earlier motion to table the item for more information.
The Coquille SD 8 Board voted to direct the superintendent to make a $1,800,000 reduction in next year’s budget.
Chair (speaking for the board) moved the item after the meeting returned from executive session; the motion, seconded by Sharon, passed with all present voting “Aye.” The directive follows an earlier motion to table the same proposed reduction so the board could gather more information. At the earlier meeting turn, a board member had said the item needed more detail before action and the board temporarily postponed it before recessing into executive session.
Superintendent Wayne had briefed the board in public sessions about declining enrollment and budget pressures, and the motion instructs district administration to prepare a budget with the specified reductions for the board’s consideration. The board did not enumerate specific line-item cuts on the record; the motion recorded the dollar reduction amount and the board’s direction to the superintendent to implement the reductions in the proposed budget.
Votes and immediate next steps: the board approved the directive in open session after executive session; administrators were directed to prepare the revised budget proposals and present them in upcoming budget sessions and the district’s regular June budget-approval process.
