[SchoolFinance] Draft budget during negotiations

[Field, Stacie]

I budget the current year amounts, and then put the difference, including
anticipated benefit increases (including PFML now) in a contingency line,
based on what the Board's offer will be. That way no salary increases are
visible on any budget line that is under negotiations.

This process does require a lengthy spreadsheet with lots of tabs and
formulas, but hey, that is my favorite part of the job!
Good luck!

Stacie Field
Business Manager
RSU 16 - Poland, Mechanic Falls, Minot
207.998.2727 ext 102


On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM Daniel Picard <daniel at fayettemecs.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Question for any input you have: When you are in a negotiation year, how
> do you handle this in your draft budgets without showing too much
> information? (Particularly where you have not negotiated any salaries yet).
>
> Thank you!
> Daniel
>
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