Agenda - 06-27-1991 - Laserfiche WebLink

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ago, in response to the commissioners' goal to equalize funding between the two districts, the Board deviated from the historical practice of requesting the expansion budget funding from the district tax and requested all funding from the count- nr•oropriation. This year, because of the bleak budget picture, the Board is requesting that ;ac i. 1 -92 expansion budget be funded from the district tax Therefore, the proceeds from the supplemental tax will increase 11.27 percent over the previous year, from $4,303500 to $4,788,484, with the tax rate being raised from 17.75 to 19.23 cents per $100 of valuation. Overall, the total proposed budget, continuation, additional continuation and expansion, require:- $15,456,215. This ref -:cents an increase of 14.87 percent over this year's budget and a per pupil increase of 9.65 perce:a. For more information about the increases, I refer you to the attached "Analysis of WAgetary Increase." The recurring capital budget is also included in the budget proposal. For the past six ears funding for the capital budget has remained at $750,000. For some time this amount has r -t been sufficient to meet the di strict's ongoing capital and maintenance needs. In the 1991 -92 budget, $995,000 is being requested even though the identified needs totalled nearly $2.5 million. Because Previous years' funding has been insufficient, a large portion of these funds is required for ur.:net needs. In summary, we recognize that these are tight economic times, and the budget ro os,,'. has been developed with that reality in mind. However, the citizens of this community expect high quality school system and the margin of excellence that we have maintained cannot be sustained without a continued commitment to an adequate level of funding. Therefore, I urge you to support the 1991 -92 proposed budget. Respectfully submitted, VGJI, --le Superintendent