Sacramento City Unified special meeting, Sep 10, 2026
54 min · 1 public speaker
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- Tara JeanePresident
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Sacramento City Unified board approves 2025-26 unaudited actuals and SCTA agreement 1:17
- The board approved the 2025-26 year-end unaudited actuals financial reports and a memorandum of understanding with SCTA. 1:17
- A district staff member presented a 2026-27 budget revision process that included a $34.30 million reduction in special education and said the board was not being asked to approve the budget revisions themselves. 22:11
- On multi-year projections, the staff member said the '26-'27 budget had shown minus $228.9 million and that '28-'29 still had a structural deficit of $1.8 million. 35:49
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Item by item (5)
- Opening and consent agenda 0:00
- Year-end unaudited actuals financial reports 1:17
- A district staff member said property taxes increased about $2.1 million from the prior year and that service and operating contracts, at 18.1% or $162.8 million, also include utilities. 4:11
- A speaker at public comment asked why service and other operating expenses were at $162 million and why there was a gap between attendance figures and enrollment projections. 11:57
- Tara Jeane asked whether the audit could be completed by December, and the staff member said every effort would be made to get it on time. 14:35
- Tara Jeane announced that the motion passed. 18:45
- Memorandum of understanding with SCTA 18:45
- The assistant superintendent of HR and labor relations said the agreement would move from discussing possible medical changes to making them, with open enrollment in October and changes in January, and savings returning to the district. 18:57
- The staff member said the agreement also provides for a 4th distribution from the OPEB in the '28-'29 school year. 19:58
- Tara Jeane asked whether the OPEB fund held almost $200 million, and a staff member said it still had close to $200 million after the first disbursement and earned over $20 million in the last year. 20:31
- Tara Jeane announced that the motion passed. 21:50
- 2026-27 budget revision process and analysis 21:50
- A district staff member said the revision included revenue adjustments of about $70.8 million, the fiscal stabilization plan of $66.85 million and $34.3 million in special education reductions. 23:13
- The staff member said the '26-'27 special education budget of $297.60 million was almost a 16% increase compared to the actuals from '25-'26, and that staff thought that amount was too high. 26:07
- One board member said the proposed assumptions were appropriate and said they fully stand behind the planned action. 31:28
- Approval of multi-year projections 35:39
- A district staff member said the district is required to keep a reserve for economic uncertainties of 3% of total expenditures and is not there yet. 40:11
- Chinua Rhodes asked whether possible contingencies would be presented next week, and a staff member said yes. 43:24
- One board member called on partners, including the County Office of Education, to support the plan and help the district retain local control. 52:21
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