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Huffman Independent School District work session, date not confirmed yet

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Huffman ISD board reviews tax note scenarios and preliminary budget outlook 0:24

  • A district staff member presented the second budget workshop for the '26-'27 budget cycle, covering debt service, the general fund, cash flow and tax notes. 0:24
  • The staff member showed cash on hand scenarios for tax notes of $2 million, $3 million and $4 million and said $3 million was the amount the staff member was comfortable recommending to the board. 23:11
  • The staff member said the board was not being asked to make any decisions at the workshop. 31:16
  • Speakers then discussed budget cuts, lost revenue and the effect of further reductions on students. 40:37
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening 0:11
    • The meeting began at 5:02, and the presiding speaker said there were no public comments. 0:14
  2. Hurricane Harvey costs and fund balance recap 0:24
    • A district staff member said $10.2 million had been spent related to Hurricane Harvey, with $7.5 million claimed, $6.7 million reimbursed and $537,000 in review, and $2.9 million essentially paid from fund balance. 3:54
    • The staff member said the district would end with 46 days of fund balance if the board approved the tax note and approximately 30 days without it. 6:17
  3. Revenue, expenditures and debt service 9:11
    • The staff member said the district expected $505,000 less in local revenues and an estimated additional $4.4 million in state revenue, and that expenditures showed an almost $6 million increase that included $2.3 million in salary increases and a $3.2 million tax note repayment. 9:11
    • The staff member said the interest and sinking rate was expected to return to a level currently estimated at 0.3968. 9:11
    • The staff member gave preliminary revenue of $40.6 million for next year, said the district would lose 3 golden pennies worth $1.8 million, and said $1.1 million in additional savings had been identified. 10:14
  4. Proposed staffing reductions 20:52
    • A staff member said reductions to be proposed on Monday constitute over $1.2 million on the staffing side and involve positions that are not campus-based, student-facing or instructional. 20:52
  5. Cash flow and tax note options 22:08
    • The presenter said a $2 million tax note would leave just shy of 33 days of cash on hand at year-end, compared with just shy of 19 days without a tax note, and a $3 million note would raise it to almost 42 days. 23:11
    • The presenter said a 12-month note avoids carrying the expenditure into next year but reduces fund balance this year, while a 13-month note protects fund balance this year but becomes an expenditure next year. 25:21
  6. Enrichment pennies and budget timeline 31:03
    • The presenter said the first 5 cents of Tier 2 enrichment pennies may be adopted by the board. 31:16
    • The presenter said the state contributes $431,476 for golden pennies and $40,366 for copper pennies under the district's preliminary estimate. 31:16
    • The presenter said the budget must be adopted by June 30th and tax rate information was needed by June 5th to publish notice by June 13th. 36:29
  7. Board discussion of cuts and revenue 37:33
    • One speaker said the district would lose $1.9 million it had this year and that the district receives $3,111 less per student than the state average, which equates to $10.6 million. 40:37
    • A staff member said part of the dip in fund balance was related to purchasing land that is under contract to be sold and slated to close in November. 54:49
    • A speaker said the next step in cuts would be programs that touch students, and a staff member said the leadership team is committed to the reductions not impacting kids. 1:02:34
  8. Closing 1:06:06
    • The presiding speaker asked for further questions before closing the workshop. 1:06:06

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Video: posted by the district as “Huffman ISD School Board Budget Workshop-April 22, 2026”