Superintendent requests and school capital needs factor into FY2027 debate
The schools submitted a higher operations request (the schools indicated ~ $1,030,049 as an operating ask) and sizeable CIP items (elevator modernization, ADA field access, bus replacements). The administrator funded some bus buys and placed larger items in FY2028; uncertainty about the state budget leaves the county's required local effort unclear.
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The board reviewed school budget requests as part of the county administrator's FY2027 presentation. The administrator said the schools submitted a larger operating request and that the lack of a state budget means the county does not yet have a final required-local-effort figure. "We do not know due to the lack of a state budget what that number is gonna be," Cully said, explaining the county will receive a state spreadsheet after the General Assembly acts that determines required school contributions.
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