001Um, we'll call this special call meeting to order. Um, if everybody will, we'll do the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you for that. >> We don't have anybody speaking >> leadership. I'm just >> You're good. >> All right. So then that gets us down to the purpose of the meeting which is the approval of the school year 2026 2027 budget. Um is there a motion on this? >> I move to approve the 2026 2027 school budget. >> Is there a second? I'll second it then. That brings us then to discussion on it. Doug, do you have anything? >> Um, pretty much all of my uh questions were answered by me with Dr.
002Arnold privately. Uh, and I have Mr. Chairman after if this motion passes, I do have another motion. So, I have no no questions at this point. Anybody else? Any questions, input on budget? All right, then. None. So, all those in favor of the motion to approve the 2026 2027 school year budget show by raising your right hand. I believe I'm counting that six zero. So, that passes and we also had the um request by Dr. I think Doug has a move on now. >> I do. U Mr. Chairman, I move to allow the school district finance director to utilize property tax growth for bus and student devices as needed to balance the 2627 school year budget said amount not to exceed $750,000. >> Thank you. Is there a second on that? I have Paul has
003a second discussion. >> I'll turn it over to Dr. Arnold to explain what this is all about. So each year um historically we see a a little bit of money added to the budget to keep up with maintenance of effort to and and the county has paid the school system just a little bit more than than the bare minimum. Um that just goes to show the the county's um effort uh to to work with us and and to give us you know what they can not just what they have to. So you see in on the front page the revenue page um the second line down current property tax. you see that those approved and requested amount for 2526 and 2627 are the same. Um so the finance director doesn't have the growth of the
004penny yet. Um and she will get that from Susan Gas in the next few days maybe even by in the morning and deliver that to county commission budget. So, like Mr. Ibson said, $750,000. We know it's not going to exceed that amount. Um, I feel like it'll be more than a hundred, less than half a million. Um, but county commission has to allow us to receive that money, but it's going to be budgeted for that. Make sense? You got anything? Anybody? All right. Then all those in favor of the move to allow the school district finance director to utilize property tax growth for bus and student devices as needed to balance the 2026 27 school year budget set amount not to exceed $750,000. Show by raising your right hand. I believe that's 64 zero against
005that motion passes. Is there a move to a journ this time? Second. >> All those in favor? We're ready.