Budget Information

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Greater Albany Public School District 8J, Linn and Benton Counties, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, will be held at 718 Seventh Avenue SW, Albany, Oregon 97321. It will also be live on YouTube on the GAPS YouTube Page.

The meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to receive information on state funding and discuss the upcoming budget.

This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may attend the meeting.

The agenda and packet materials are posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and can be accessed below.

Jane Nofziger
Executive Director of Business and Finance

1. A sign-up sheet will be available at the meeting 15 minutes before the start time.  All district residents or guardians who have signed up will be allowed to speak before a second comment. Information required to be listed for residents or guardians to comment includes name, affirmation of district residence, and school.
2. People wishing to make a public comment via Zoom must email Lindsey Hart (lindsey.hart@albany.k12.or.us) by 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, to sign up and receive the Zoom link. All district residents or guardians who have signed up will be allowed to speak prior to a second comment. Participants will be put in a virtual waiting room until it is their turn to provide public comment. The participant is responsible for ensuring they are ready to provide comments related to the budget when it is their turn. After providing a comment, the participant will be removed from the Zoom meeting and able to watch the remainder of the Board meeting via YouTube. 
3. Comments will be limited to residents or guardians of students who attend school in the district. If a comment or question is being submitted by a guardian who lives outside the district, the guardian will be required to affirm that they have a student attending GAPS whom they are representing and list the school where the student attends.
4. Each comment will be given three minutes.  
5. After the three minutes, the chairperson will move on to the next commenter. With that said, that does not mean the comment is complete. One of the Board members or district staff may follow up as needed or appropriate.
6. Complaints about staff members will not be heard during the budget’s public comment session and must follow the KL Public Complaint and KL-AR Public Complaint Procedures. Following policy BDDH, speakers may offer objective criticism of district operations and programs, but the Board will not hear any complaints concerning specific student groups, district staff members, or district representatives. Comments must be directly related to the GAPS 2025-26 budget.
7. Public comment with stakeholders will last a maximum of 50 minutes.