BY MALLORIE MCCOY FOR THE OBSERVER

AUBURN — On Sept. 2, Auburn City Schools’ Chief Financial Officer, Liz Springer, presented the proposed 2026 fiscal year budget to the school board at a public hearing at Auburn Junior High School. In attendance was Auburn City Schools Superintendent, Dr. Cristen Herring, along with the ACS Board of Education. This fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 and ends on Sept. 30, 2026. The projected beginning balance for the fiscal year is $97,857,166, and the projected ending balance is $89,261,688. The proposed budget includes funds received and generated from state, federal, local and other financing sources. The total revenue of all fund types stems from local revenue at 63.15% with state revenue following at 33.27% and federal revenue sitting at 3.47%. Governmenta

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