Goose Creek CISD trustees approve policy revisions, surplus property declarations and hires; finance director reports strong fund balances

The Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees approved a slate of routine action items, including policy revisions, multiple surplus-property resolutions and administrative hires, and received a monthly financial update showing a strong fiscal position.

On action items, the board approved revisions to district policies (items 6F and 6G), declared several parcels of land in Baytown and Highlands as surplus (items 6B–6E), and approved administrative new hires presented under item 6L. The board also approved the consent agenda and minutes from the previous regular meeting.

During the financial presentation, Lyanna Price, director of finance, told trustees the district remains in a strong position as it approaches fiscal year end. Price said revenues are performing well, expenditures are controlled and the district is projecting a year-end general-fund balance of about $118 million. The debt service fund was projected to end the fiscal year with roughly $42.4 million after scheduled payments. Price said the nutrition fund is expected to end the year near $12.4 million and that the district earned about $2.8 million in investment income for the quarter.

Price also reported the district's 2019 bond program is nearing completion, with the current focus on project closeouts and final payments and approximately $320,000 remaining unallocated. The long-range capital improvement fund has an estimated $1.66 million unallocated for future needs by 2027, she said.

Trustees asked clarifying questions and noted that summer hiring often produces several administrative vacancies and normal recruitment activity; district leaders said the hires fill existing positions rather than creating new ones. The board confirmed upcoming meeting dates and adjourned at about 8:00 p.m.

The board convened briefly in closed session earlier in the meeting under the Texas Open Meetings Act; trustees stated no action was taken during the closed session.