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Budget committee adopts Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 2026–27 budget totaling $38.77 million
Summary
The budget committee approved the Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 proposed fiscal 2026–27 budget totaling $38,768,600, with general fund appropriations of $26,427,600. The motion passed by voice vote; individual tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7 budget committee voted to adopt the district’s fiscal year 2026–27 budget, approving a total appropriation of $38,768,600.
A committee member moved to adopt the budget and read the appropriation levels aloud, citing $26,427,600 for general fund operations, $7,693,000 for special revenue funds, $3,398,000 for debt service and $1,350,000 for capital projects, for a total of $38,768,600. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript does not record individual vote tallies. According to the packet summary presented to the committee, property-tax revenue is expected to generate about $4.2 million for the district.
In presenting the budget, a staff member summarized projected payroll and benefits for the general fund at about $21 million annually, noting that figure represents the largest share of general-fund spending. The presenter said the district is projecting a year-end general-fund balance of roughly $1.5 million and a projected beginning fund balance for the next year near $2.6 million.
The transcript includes a motion text with a tax-rate figure transcribed as "$47953 per thousand of value," but the recording is unclear; the exact rate per $1,000 is not specified in the transcript. The committee approved the budget document packet the committee was asked to adopt (the packet front pages were described as the pages for committee approval).
