Carried-over orders
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The general fund carried at most $190,128 of open orders into a new year, and the budget went with them.
| Carried in, general fund | Carried out, general fund | Carried in, other funds | Carried out, other funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $203,067 | $75,037 | $208,917 | $229,565 |
| FY2024 | $75,037 | $190,128 | $229,565 | $96,850 |
| FY2025 | $190,128 | $72,172 | $96,850 | $152,378 |
| FY2026 | $72,172 | not published | $152,378 | not published |
Carried in opens a year on 1 July; carried out is what its close left open. FY2026 is not closed in this run.
| As booked | Carry-overs moved back, our arithmetic | |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $93,815 | -$36,368 |
| FY2024 | -$146,039 | -$39,941 |
| FY2025 | -$761,249 | -$882,228 |
| FY2026 | -$383,389 | -$414,183 |
General fund spent less its original vote. Below zero is under the vote.
1 · The facts
$190,128
general fund orders carried out of FY2024, the most
0.83%
of the FY2024 general fund vote
$190,128
added to the FY2025 budget for them
68%
of orders carried out of FY2023 to FY2025 paid the next year
$109,093
of them closed the next year with nothing paid
$130,183
largest move in a year’s spending, FY2023, moved back
our estimate
$761,249
FY2025 general fund under its vote, as booked
$882,228
FY2025 under its vote, carry-overs moved back
our estimate
$0
special education orders carried and paid next year
$267,247
owed at the end of the run, FY2026, every fund, not closed
—
why an order was still open on 30 June
not published
2 · What it shows
- 1
The general fund carried $75,037, $190,128 and $72,172 of open orders out of FY2023, FY2024 and FY2025.
- 2
Each order’s budget went with it: the next year’s budget rose by exactly the amount carried, outside the vote.
- 3
Moving carried orders back to the year that ordered them shifts general fund spending by $130,183 at most.
- 4
Special education’s gap to its vote does not move: none of its carried orders was paid the next year.
Related
| Year | Original vote | Spent, as booked | Less paid on orders carried in | Plus paid next year on orders carried out | Spent, moved back | Booked less vote | Moved back less vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $22,342,995 | $22,436,810 | -$175,858 | $45,675 | $22,306,627 | $93,815 | -$36,368 |
| FY2024 | $22,901,128 | $22,755,089 | -$45,675 | $151,774 | $22,861,187 | -$146,039 | -$39,941 |
| FY2025 | $25,321,760 | $24,560,511 | -$151,774 | $30,794 | $24,439,532 | -$761,249 | -$882,228 |
| FY2026 | $26,287,474 | $25,904,085 | -$30,794 | — | $25,873,291 | -$383,389 | -$414,183 |
Spent is payments plus what is still owed. FY2026 is not closed, and what it still owes is already in its spent.
| Carried | Paid next year | Closed unpaid | Carried again | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 No function code · Grants | $121,448 | $14,698 | $106,750 | $0 |
| 7400 Equipment (7300, 7400) · General fund | $115,183 | $103,526 | $11,657 | $0 |
| 2000 Instruction (heading only) · Revolving funds and lunch | $54,488 | $54,488 | $0 | $0 |
| 4220 Maintenance of Buildings · General fund | $24,358 | $18,576 | $5,783 | $0 |
| 2110 Curriculum Directors and Dept. Heads (Supervisory) · General fund | $23,543 | $23,288 | $255 | $0 |
| 4130 Utility Services · General fund | $18,958 | $18,958 | $0 | $0 |
| 3510 Athletics · Revolving funds and lunch | $13,846 | $13,652 | $0 | $194 |
| 1430 Legal Service For School Committee · General fund | $10,006 | $3,938 | $6,069 | $0 |
| 3200 Medical/Health Services · Grants | $8,991 | $7,336 | $0 | $1,655 |
| 4230 Maintenance of Equipment · General fund | $5,165 | $4,073 | $1,092 | $0 |
| 4000 Operations (heading only) · Revolving funds and lunch | $5,145 | $5,145 | $0 | $0 |
| 3400 Food Services · Revolving funds and lunch | $3,647 | $3,647 | $0 | $0 |
| 2451 Instructional Hardware –Student and Staff Devices (computers) · General fund | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | $0 |
| 2430 General Supplies · General fund | $1,895 | $0 | $1,895 | $0 |
| 2400 Instructional materials (heading only) · Grants | $1,353 | $897 | $306 | $150 |
| 3200 Medical/Health Services · General fund | $459 | $0 | $459 | $0 |
| Every line | $411,984 | $275,720 | $134,265 | $1,998 |
Reopened on 1 July 2022, and what FY2023 did with them.
| Ordered for | Budget line | Fund | Carried | Paid next year | Closed unpaid | Carried again | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHI INTERNATIONAL · PO 22001896 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 7400 Equipment (7300, 7400) | General fund | $108,477 | $103,526 | $4,951 | $0 |
| CDW GOVERNMENT · PO 22001181 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 0000 No function code | Grants | $106,750 | $0 | $106,750 | $0 |
| NATURES CLASSROOM · PO 22001992 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 2000 Instruction (heading only) | Revolving funds and lunch | $50,150 | $50,150 | $0 | $0 |
| VALLEY COMMUNICATION · PO 22002024 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 4220 Maintenance of Buildings | General fund | $18,576 | $18,576 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE AYOTTE ASSOC · PO 22001920 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 0000 No function code | Grants | $14,567 | $14,567 | $0 | $0 |
| NORRIS, MURRAY & PEL · PO 22000692 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 1430 Legal Service For School Committee | General fund | $10,006 | $3,938 | $6,069 | $0 |
| HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COM · PO 22001944 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 2110 Curriculum Directors and Dept. Heads (Supervisory) | General fund | $7,329 | $7,329 | $0 | $0 |
| NEXAMP INC · PO 22000303 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 4130 Utility Services | General fund | $6,708 | $6,708 | $0 | $0 |
| 225 INDUSTRIAL FITCH · PO 22000329 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 4130 Utility Services | General fund | $6,589 | $6,589 | $0 | $0 |
| GILLETTE RESTAURANT · PO 22001919 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 3510 Athletics | Revolving funds and lunch | $6,417 | $6,417 | $0 | $0 |
| GILLETTE RESTAURANT · PO 22001998 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 3510 Athletics | Revolving funds and lunch | $6,223 | $6,223 | $0 | $0 |
| HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COM · PO 22001855 | not in this run (ordered before FY2023) | 2110 Curriculum Directors and Dept. Heads (Supervisory) | General fund | $6,158 | $6,158 | $0 | $0 |
| Every other order (32) | — | — | — | $64,033 | $45,540 | $16,495 | $1,998 |
| All 44 carried orders | — | — | — | $411,984 | $275,720 | $134,265 | $1,998 |
One row per order and account. Vendor and description as the journal prints them, cut at twenty and thirty characters.
Sources
- Lunenburg Budget Project — munis-school-journal.csv (every school journal line, FY2023–FY2026, our redacted reading of the Town’s Report 1)
- Lunenburg Budget Project — munis-school-journal-accounts.csv (every school account, with the FY2026 figures the report prints)
- Town of Lunenburg — how the journal reached us, and what was redacted