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Beecher CUSD 200U board meeting, Sep 9, 2026

37 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Beecher board approves fiscal year '27 budget after public hearing 2:16

  • The board held a hearing on the fiscal year '27 budget, during which a district staff member said the district was projected to have about a $143,000 deficit. 2:16
  • The staff member said storm damage came to about $700,000, with insurance revenue offsetting the expense. 2:39
  • The board approved the executive session regular board meeting minutes of August 12th, 2026, as submitted. 13:42
  • The board later approved the fiscal year '27 budget as presented. 32:55
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and secretary pro tem 0:13
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:02 PM on September 9th, 2026, with the absence of one board member noted. 0:13
    • The motion carried. ~2:01
  2. Fiscal year '27 budget hearing 2:16
    • The staff member said sped tuition for private facilities had increased $400,000 over the last 3 years and that health costs went up 17 to 20%. 2:39
    • A district staff member said budgeted revenues last year were $18.43 million and actual revenues came in at $18.78 million, with an actual surplus of $667,000. 3:00
    • A speaker asked whether the state requires districts to keep a percent of the operating budget in reserve, and the staff member said no, though there is a cap on cash on hand. 11:45
  3. Minutes and monthly expenses 13:19
    • The board considered the regular and executive session minutes of August 12th, 2026, and the September 2026 expenses. 13:19
    • Each motion carried. ~13:41
  4. Treasurer's report 14:27
    • A staff member reported all fund balances at $11,933,264.71 and August receipts of $789,654.27. 15:17
    • The staff member reported the education fund at $7,554,218.55 and the transportation fund at $1,152,401.14. 15:49
    • The board approved the treasurer's report. ~17:09
  5. Staff and liaison reports 17:26
    • A staff member said the Red Rover substitute platform had been running for a couple of weeks with only one unfilled job, and gave updates on roof and fence repairs. 26:35
    • A speaker said the Education Foundation's 2027 dinner will be on February 20th. 31:04
  6. Fiscal year '27 budget adoption 32:55
    • Under old business, the board took a roll call vote on approving the fiscal year '27 budget as presented. 32:55
    • The motion carried. ~33:16
  7. Executive session 33:18
    • The chair called for a motion to proceed to executive session under several sections of 5 ILCS 120, and the board was back in regular session at 7:01. 33:18
    • The motion to enter executive session carried. 33:53
  8. Personnel actions 34:04
  9. Other discussion and adjournment 34:50
    • A speaker said the November board meeting will move to the junior high school because of a math competition. 34:50
    • A speaker said the audit will be presented at the October 14th meeting. 35:15
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~36:45

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Video: posted by the district as “Beecher 200U BOE Meeting 9.9.2026 Video”