Purpose
The School Finance Services Committee addresses issues related to state and federal programs, human resources, compensation, insurance, and fringe benefits administration.
Areas of Responsibility
Audit; accounting; budgeting; investments; purchasing; school aid; state and federal programs on funding, reporting, vocational education, special education, student services, and grants; human resource and compensation issues, such as negotiations, arbitration, labor issues, risk, insurance issues, fringe benefit adminstration, and other areas as applicable.
Chair
Mark Mesbergen, CFO
Director of Business Services
Fruitport Community Schools
(231) 865-4005
mmesbergen@fruitportschools.net
Board Liaison: Teri Les
Staff Liaison: Jason Helsen
2025–26 Meetings
Virtual at 9:30 am to 12 pm (Unless otherwise noted)
(Zoom link will be emailed on MSBO listservs)
- 10/10/25 (Up North, Lakeside Resort, Houghton Lake)
- 11/21/25
- Agenda
- MSBO Update
- Meeting Recording
- Shared Budget Documents
- 2024-25 Budget Amendment Presentation – Portage Public Schools
- 2025-26 Preliminary Budget Presentation – Portage Public Schools
- Portage Public Schools Transparency Reporting
- June 2025 Budget Amendments – Adrian Public Schools
- June Amendment Object Analysis – Adrian Public Schools
- Deaborn Public Schools 2025-26 Budget Hearing – May 2025
- House Fiscal Agency October 2025 Revenue Update
- Final Budget Summary Huron ISD – June 2025
- Grants Detail Final Huron ISD – June 2025
- 12/19/25
- 1/16/26 Joint ISD and School Finance Services CREC Debrief (12:30pm)
- 2/13/26
- 3/20/26
- 5/15/26
- 6/19/26
2024–25 Meetings
Virtual at 9:30 am to 12 pm (Unless otherwise noted)
(Zoom link will be emailed on MSBO listservs)
- 10/18/24 (Up North, Treetops Resort, Gaylord)
- 11/15/24
- 12/20/24 – Joint ISD and School Finance Services Meeting
- 1/17/25 Joint ISD and School Finance Services CREC Debrief
- 2/14/25
- 3/21/25
- 5/16/25 (12:30 pm) – Joint ISD and School Finance Services CREC Debrief
- 6/6/25 Meeting Changed from 6/20/25