By Richard Bammer
In her slide presentation, citing state Department of Finance projections, Travis Unified’s new chief business officer noted “now is the time to start preparing for slower growth,” which, in the coming years, likely will mean hiring freezes districtwide.
Jamie Metcalf made her statements in a 2016-17 budget hearing during a governing board meeting Tuesday night in Fairfield.
The five-member governing board is expected to pass the $54.5 million budget, with $1.7 million in deficit spending and an ending balance of $3.4 million, at its next meeting, June 21, before sending it — and the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan — to the Solano County Office of Education for approval by June 30.