A Cynical Optimist's View of the Absurd Organizational Meeting (Tuesday, 6 January 2025) of the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education

When a good friend visited Barbara and me in early October 2025, in the course of our conversation he remarked upon my optimistic spirit.  The comment was interesting because my part in the conversation had included some very dire observations about current life in the USA and, inevitably, especially, the state of public education broadly and with regard to my well-studied case of the Minneapolis Public Schools in particular. 

I would indeed not be likely to write a scathing analysis or generate a bleak fictional tale without providing possibility for a favorable outcome.  And so was this view clearly presented in Nativity 2025, written by this cynical optimist.

Folks seemed to have appreciated my direct stare into the moral morass but relieved and even uplifted with the ultimate clear reason for hope.

Reviewing the events of my life, and especially the work that has been my great commitment, this is the spirit in which all endeavors have ensued.

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Tuesday (6 January 2025) was a day in which the spirit of note was at work in overdrive.

The event was the scheduled 5:00 to 6:00 PM annual organizational meeting of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Board of Education, in which the Board elects officers, decides on committee assignments, sets the calendar for the new year, and votes on a few typically routine resolutions.

Current officers of the MPS Board of Education include

>>>>>   Collin Beachy (At-Large), Chair

>>>>>   Kim Ellison, (At-Large), Vice-Chair

>>>>>   Lori Norvell, (District 5 [South Minneapolis]), Clerk

>>>>>    Abdul Abdi, (District 1 [Northeast Minneapolis], Treasurer.

Other members of the Board include

>>>>>   Joyner Emerick (At-Large)

 

>>>>>   Sharon El-Amin (District 2 [North Minneapolis])

 

>>>>>   Lisa Skjefte, (District 3 [Cedar Riverside])

 

>>>>>   Adriana Cerrillo (District 4 [Bryn Mawr and Uptown])

 

>>>>>   Greta Callahan, (District 6 [Southwest Minneapolis]).

I had maintained some hope that the Board would oust Norvell and Beachy.

Norvell, as clerk, keeps time (actually calls time;  Communications Executive Director Donnie Belcher watches the clock) on what putatively are Public Comments limited to two minutes.  But Norvell inevitably cuts me off when I typically make an unfavorable comment about Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams in my waning five seconds---  but with great regularity also gives others as much as twice the allotted time.  Once, tellingly, for a member of the public favorable toward the Board, Norvell invited the commenter to take an extra spot, in place of a friend of like favorable views who had registered but not shown up.

Beachy is a miserable chair, overseeing the activity of a Board that demonstrates no interest in proficiency rates as measure by the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs);  has failed to address the issue of building usage (empty spaces at sites wherein low enrollment by comparison to capacity abides);  and has created a Board room aura that is dictatorial and lifeless, with diminishing attendance and for the first time in my eleven-year period of intensive investigation into the inner workings of the district featured fewer than the allotted number of 25 public commentators (recently, as few as two and on more than one occasion only eight).  Beachy urges other Board members to be brief in their remarks but then presides over a meeting that sometimes does not reach 8:00 PM (official scheduled closing time is 9:30 PM, but in days of yore there were lively meetings that went to 10:00 PM, 11:00 PM, and on at least one memorable occasion past 12:00 midnight.

Kim Ellison is a perennially (she has now been on the Board for 14 years) weak member, but she does little harm as vice-chair.

Abdul Abdi is fine as treasurer.

But Norvell and Beachy needed to go.

Who would take their place did raise questions, but no one could be worse.

Sharon El-Amin had a very mixed legacy during her year as chair, and she was even less knowledgeable of Roberts’s Rules of Order than Beachy (who has a weak grasp).

Callahan could probably do a serviceable job but apparently could not or did not attempt to garner the votes.

Abdi would be an excellent chair on the basis of ability but has some limitations as to fluid English.

Skjefte is frequently absent and is taciturn.

Cerrillo is absent even more and often makes embarrassingly ill-informed remarks.

Ellison has chaired before and is highly decent at the mechanics of the post.     

But any of these people would have been preferable to Norvell and Beachy.

When time came to make nominations, though, Callahan recommended the current slate.  Beachy, Ellison, Norvell, and Abdi were reappointed on a unanimous (7-0;  Cerrillo was absent yet again, as was [atypically and a bit mysteriously Abdi]) vote.

That such a vote should occur to include the reappointment of Beachy and Norvell signals now the heightened truth of my, “No Hope!” exclamation.

The meeting was an astonishingly short twelve (12) minutes in duration, with all other votes also proceeding quickly (including assignment to committees, which in the past have at times been contended and even contentious).

And yet, in Gary Marvin Davison fashion, I maintain hope for the future, either in a near-miraculous overhaul of the current Board and the jettisoning of Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams;  or over the longer term at that temporal juncture at which the second edition my Understanding the Minneapolis Public Schools:  Current Condition, Future Prospect schlocks, docks, and rocks enough members of the public, especially under conditions in which the very existence of public education is sufficiently threatened to awaken an inert and mostly ignorant public.

Viva cynical optimism!!!!!

Minneapolis Public Schools Fiscal Outlook FY27 to FY31 (from 11/25/2025 Work Session, “District Fiscal Outlook” Presentation, Minneapolis Public Schools Finance Division)

Executive Summary  

>>>>>   Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) faces a significant fiscal challenge over the next five years.  While short=term revenues remain stable, long-term projections indicate a structural imbalance driven by expenditure growth exceeding revenue trends.

 

>>>>>   Without corrective action, the general fund balance will decline from approximately $140 million in FY26 ti a negative position by FY31.

 

>>>>>   The five-year projection is a forecast for planning purposes, based on our current fiscal reality.  This is not to be confused with the actual budget.  While the following may affect the district’s expenses and revenue, they are not affecting property taxes:

 

              >>>        Property taxes are adjusted when 

                             there is a new levy or an increase 

                             to an existing levy.

 

>>>        Labor agreements are negotiated 

               between collective bargaining units

               and the district. 

  

 Any obligation resulting from these agreements function like expenses which the district   then manages.

 

 

Drivers of Fiscal Stress

 

>>>>>   State revenues to drop to pre-2023 levels

 

>>>>>   Birthrate declines

 

>>>>>   Labor cost increases

 

>>>>>   Inflation in purchased services and material

 

>>>>>   Macroeconomic uncertainty

 

              >>>  Challenges affecting both the public

                       and the private sector 

 

Fiscal Projections:  FY27 through FY31

 

                                    Total           Total                Surplus/   Ending Fund  

                                            Revenue    Expenditure   Deficit        Balance

                                             ($M)           ($M)                ($M)             ($M)

 

Fiscal Year 2026       701.9          722.4              -20.5               140.3   

             

Fiscal Year 2027       713.8          744.1              -30.3               119.8   

 

Fiscal Year 2028       703.1           766.4             -63.3                  89.5   

 

Fiscal Year 2029       700.9          789.4              -88.5                  26.2   

 

Fiscal Year 2030       698.8          813.1            -114.5                -88.1   

 

Fiscal Year 2031       696.7          837.5            -140.7              -317.3   

 

 

Fund Balance Types

 

Restricted Fund Balance

 

Definition >>>>>    This is a portion of the district’s fund balance that have legally enforceable

      constraints placed on their use that either are externally imposed by resource         

      provider (grantors, donors, voters) or imposed by law through legislation.

 

Examples of Restricted Funds

 

Staff development

Gifted and Talented

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Student activities

Safe Schools Levy

Federal grants

                       

Non-Spendable Fund Balance

 

Definition >>>>>    This is a portion of the district’s fund balance that cannot be spent because the assets are not in spendable form or are legally or contractually required to be maintained intact.

 

Examples of Non-Spendable Funds

 

Prepaid items

Inventories

Long-term receivables

 

Assigned Fund Balance

 

Definition >>>>>    This is a portion of the district’s fund balance that is designated for a specific purpose.  The intent to use the funds for specific purposes can be established by the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education or district administration.

 

Examples of Assigned Funds

 

Referendum (class size)

Funded projects

Curriculum adoption

 

Unassigned Fund Balance

 

Definition >>>>>    This is a portion of the district’s fund balance that is not designated for a specific purpose.  It is used as a financial safety net and must meet district policy.   The district maintains a minimum   fund balance of eight percent (8%) of the annual operating budget.  The district’s bond rating is tied to the unassigned fund balance.

 

Examples of Unassigned Funds

 

Government Shutdown (State or Federal)

 

 

Strategic Recommendations

 

>>>>>   Protect fund balance---  avoid using reserves to balance FY27

 

>>>>>   Implement multi-year cost containment strategies

 

>>>>>   Advocate for more state and federal funding

 

>>>>>   Strengthen transparency through public engagement

 

 

FY2027 Budget Development Timeline

 

>>>>>   September 2025:  Levy certification and forecast presentation

 

>>>>>   October 2025:   Finance Committee five-year forecast review 

 

>>>>>   December 2025:  Truth-in-Taxation hearing and final levy adoption

 

>>>>>   December through January 2025:    Community Area Meetings

 

>>>>>   February 2026:  School/Department allocations and Budget Tie-Out (BTO) system open

 

>>>>>   April through June 2026:   Final budget approval and publication

 

 

FY2027 Budget Timeline 

 

>>>>>   December 2025:  Hold budget area meetings with community

 

>>>>>   January 2026:    Continue to hold budget area meetings with community

                                           Close the budget gap

 

>>>>>   February 2026:  Send budgets to schools and departments

 

>>>>>   March 2026:  Complete Budget Tie-Out (BTO)

 

>>>>>   April 2026:  Present budget at the Finance Committee meeting

 

>>>>>   May 2026:  Present the budget to the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education for first

                                    reading of the budget

 

>>>>>   June 2026:  Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education adoption of the budget

 

 

 

Community Engagement Meetings

 

Minneapolis Public Schools will hosr community area meetings focused on budget and school transformation from 6:30 Until 8:00 PM 

 

>>>>>     3 December  >>>  North High School

 

>>>>>     4 December  >>>  Washburn High School

 

>>>>>     5 December  >>>  South High School

 

>>>>>   10 December  >>>  Roosevelt High School

 

>>>>>   11 December  >>>  North High School

 

>>>>>   16 December  >>>  Southwest High School

 

>>>>>   14 January 2026  >>>  Camden High School

 

>>>>>   15 January 2026  >>>  Davis Center (all-staff only session)

Appendix

 

Budget Timeline Detailed---  November

 

Levy                      FY27 Operating/         MPS

Certification        Capital Budget            Board of Education

                                                                      Meetings

 

Proposed             Final enrollment         Business:

property tax       and revenue                18 November

statements         projections                   2025

mailed

                        11/18---                        Work Session:

            Work Session to          25 November

            present five-year         2025

            forecast, revised

            budget gap, and            Finance

            discuss school                2 December

            board budget                2025

            board priorities

 

           (TBD  *All meetings

           scheduled before January) 

           Tentative community

           “Zone” meetings to discuss

           district finances and

                             financial outlook for FY27

 

Budget Timeline Detailed---  December

 

Levy                      FY27 Operating/         MPS

Certification        Capital Budget            Board of Education

                                                                      Meetings

 

12/9/25                12/9/25                      Business:

Truth in                audit                            9 December

Taxation              presentations             2025

Hearing                                                       (starts at

MPS Board        12/10-12/15                6:00 PM and         

of Education       Meet with                   includes

approval              associate                     Truth-in-

             superintendents       Taxation

             to review                    meeting

             preliminary

             school allocations     Work Session:

                                                                      No meeting

            Community

            Zone meetings             Finance

            to discuss                       No meeting

           district finances and

                             financial outlook,

           scheduled for

           12/3 North High

           12/4 Washburn

                     High

           12/5  South High

           12/10 Roosevelt

                        High

                             12/11 Southwest

      High

            12/16 Edison

      High

 

 

 Budget Timeline Detailed---  January

 

FY27 Operating/       MPS

Capital Budget          Board of Education

                                     Meetings

 

Community Zone    2026 Board meeting

Meetings to              dates confirmed in

Discuss finances      January 2026

and financial

outlook for FY27    

scheduled for

 

1/14

Camden

High School

 

1/15

Davis Center

(staff only)

 

 

 

Budget Timeline Detailed---  February

 

FY27 Operating/       MPS

Capital Budget          Board of Education

                                     Meetings

 

2/13/26---                2026 Board meeting

School and               dates confirmed in

Department             January 2026

allocations

sent to

principals                     

 

 

Budget Timeline Detailed---  March

 

FY27 Operating/       MPS

Capital Budget          Board of Education

                                     Meetings

 

3/6/26---                   2026 Board

Budget                       meeting dates

Tie-Out                      confirmed in January

(BTO)                                                            

closes                                                            

 

3/6/26—

4-1-26                                                                             

Budget

Tie-Out

(BTO)                                                            

review                      

and approval

 

 

Budget Timeline Detailed---  April

 

FY27 Operating/       MPS

Capital Budget          Board of Education

                                     Meetings

 

4/13/26---                2026 Board

Interiew                    meeting dates

and Select                 confirmed in January

Begins                       

 

Finance                                                         

Committee

reviews the

budget for

first reading

                                                                                         

Finance

Committee

reviews                     

the capital

board plan

 

 

Budget Timeline Detailed---  May

 

FY27 Operating/       MPS

Capital Budget          Board of Education

                                     Meetings

 

Budget first               2026 Board              

reading by                meeting dates

the Board                  confirmed in

                                    January 2026

Capital bond

plan presented

to Board

 

Public budget

report on

district website                         

 

Finance                                                         

Committee

reviews the

budget for

final reading

                                                                                         

 

Budget Timeline Detailed---  June

 

FY27 Operating/       MPS

Capital Budget          Board of Education

                                     Meetings

 

Operating                 2026 Board

Budget                       meeting dates

Approval                   confirmed in

                                    January 2026

Capital

Budget

Approval

 

Signed

budget

resolution

on MPS

website

 

 

Financial Projection Summary---  General Fund

 

Local Revenue

 

Property Tax Levy

 

FY26 Budget

 

$172,441,561

 

FY 27 Budget Projected

 

$172,855,809

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+0.24%

 

FY28 Budget Projected

 

$171,552,080

 

Percent Change,

FY27 to FY28

 

-0.75%

 

FY29 Budget Projected

 

$170,258,351

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

-0.75%

 

FY30 Budget Projected

 

$168,974,622

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

-0.75%

 

FY31 Budget Projected

 

$167,700,893

 

Percent Change,

FY30 to FY31

 

-0.75%

 

 

Admission and Student Activity Revenue

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$0.00

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

0.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY27 to FY28

 

0.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

0.00%

 

FY2030 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

0.00%

 

FY2031 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY30 to FY31

 

0.00%

 

 

All Other Local Revenue

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$9814.424

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$9694.424

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

-1.22%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$9,694.424

 

Percent Change,

FY27 to FY28

 

0.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$9694.424

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

0.00%

 

FY2030 Projected

 

$9694.424

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

0.00%

 

FY2031 Projected

 

$9694.424

 

 

Percent Change,

FY30 to FY31

 

0.00%

 

 

 

 

Total Local Revenue

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$182,255,985

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$182,550,233

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+0.16%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$181,246,504

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

-0.71%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$179,952,775

 

Percent Change,

FY27 to FY28

 

-0.71%

 

FY2030 Projected

 

$178,669,046

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

-0.71%

 

FY2031 Projected

 

$177,396,317

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

-0.71%

 

 

State Revenue

 

General Education Aid

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$329,837,976

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$336,863,208

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+2.13%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$327,947,824

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

-2.65%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$324,672,113

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

-1.00%

 

FY2030 Projected

 

$321,434,525

 

Percent Change,

FY27 to FY28

 

-1.00%

 

FY2031 Projected

 

$318,204,300

 

Percent Change,

FY30 to FY31

 

--1.00%

 

 

State Aid for Special Education

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$114,626,947

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$118,696,204

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+3.55%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$118,696,204

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

0.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$121,070,128

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

+2.00%

 

FY2030 Projected

 

$123,491,530

 

Percent Change,

FY27 to FY28

 

+2.00%

 

FY2031 Projected

 

$125,961,361

 

Percent Change,

FY30 to FY31

 

+2.00%

 

 

Other State Aid

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$16,438,915

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$16,969,375

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+3.29%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$16,438,915

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

-3.13%

 

FY2030 Projected

 

$16,438,915

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

0.00%

 

FY2031 Projected

 

$16,438,915

 

Percent Change,

FY30 to FY31

 

0.00%

 

 

Total State Revenue

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$460,903,830

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$472,528,786

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+2.52%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$463,082,943

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

-2.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$462,181,155

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

-0.19%

 

FY2030 Projected

 

$461,364,970

 

Percent Change,

FY27 to FY28

 

-0.18%

 

FY2031 Projected

 

$460,604,576

 

Percent Change,

FY30 to FY31

 

--0,16%

 

 

Federal Revenue

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$58,749,009

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$58,749,786

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+0.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$58,749,009

 

Percent Change,

FY27 to FY28

 

+0.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$58,749,786

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

+0.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$58,749,009

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+0.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$58,749,009

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+0.00%

 

 

Total Revenue

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$701,908,028

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$713,828,028

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+1.70%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

703,078,456

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

-1.51%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$700,882,939

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

-0.31%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$698,783,025

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

-0.30%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$696,748,901

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

-0.29%

 

 

Other Revenue Sources

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$0.00

 

FY2027 Projected

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

0.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

0.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

0.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

0.00%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY30 to FY31

0.00%

 

Total Revenue-Other Revenue Sources

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$701,908,028

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$713,828,028

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+1.70%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

703,078,456

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

-1.51%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$700,882,939

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

-0.31%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$698,783,025

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

-0.30%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$696,748,901

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

-0.29%

Expenditures

 

Salaries & Wages

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$406,353,828

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$418,544,443

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$431,100,776

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$444,033,799

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

+3.00%

 

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$457,354,813

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$471,075,458

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

 

Employee Benefits

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$145,783,342

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$150,158,842

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$154,661,348

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$159,301,394

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

+3.00%

 

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$164,080,436

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$169,002,349

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

Purchased Services

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$108,538,805

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$111,764,569

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$115,148,818

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$118,603,283

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

+3.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$122,161,381

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$125,826,223

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

 

Supplies & Materials

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$42,225,040

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$43,491,791

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$44,796,545

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$46,140,441

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

+3.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$47,524,655

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$48,950,394

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$9,708,762

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$10,000,025

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$10,300,026

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$10,609,026

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

+3.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$10,927,297

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$11,255,116

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

Debt Service

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$0.00

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

0.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

0.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

0.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

0.00%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

 

FY29 to FY30

 

0.00%

 

Other Expenditures

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$9,802,869

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$10,096,955

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$10,399,854

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$10,711,860

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

+3.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$11,033,215

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$11,364,212

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

 

Other Financing Uses

 

Debt Service

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$0.00

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

0.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

0.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

0.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

0.00%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$0.00

 

Percent Change,

 

FY29 to FY30

 

0.00%

 

 

Total Expenses

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$722,412,646

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$744,085,025

 

Percent Change,

FY26 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$766,407,576

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY27

 

+3.00%

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$789,399,803

 

Percent Change,

FY28 to FY29

 

+3.00%

 

FY2030 Budget

 

$813,081,798

 

Percent Change,

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

FY2031 Budget

 

$837,474,251

 

Percent Change,

 

FY29 to FY30

 

+3.00%

 

 

Beginning Fund Balance

 

FY2026 Budget

 

$140,296,510

 

FY2027 Projected

 

$119,792,696

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$89,535,699

 

FY2029 Projected

 

$26,206,576

 

FY2030 Budget

 

-$62,310,286

 

FY2031 Budget

 

-$176,609,059

 

 

Surplus/Deficit

 

FY2026 Budget

 

-$20,503,814

 

FY2027 Projected

 

-$30,256,997

 

FY2028 Projected

 

-$63,329,120

 

FY2029 Projected

 

-$88,516,864

 

FY2030 Budget

 

-$114,298,773

 

FY2031 Budget

 

-$140,725,350

 

 

Ending Fund Balance

 

FY2026 Budget

 

+$119,792,696

 

FY2027 Projected

 

+89,535,699

 

FY2028 Projected

 

$26,206,579

 

FY2029 Projected

 

-$62,310,286

 

FY2030 Budget

 

-$176,609,059

 

FY2031 Budget

 

-$317,334,409