[C-L]JPS will start out 2007-08 school year with $220 million balanced budget
The school board approved the budget on Monday night after giving a no-go to budget requests that included raises for non-teaching staff members. The primary reasons for the largest increases were benefits and mandated salary hikes, including a 3 percent salary increase for teachers.
“I was happy they were able to get to a balanced budget so we don’t have to go into the reserves,” board President Delmer Stamps said.
The board already plans to use about $3.7 million of its $18 million reserve fund to pay for unanticipated expenses from the 2006-07 school year, which included hiring additional teachers at the beginning of last school year to make sure classes weren’t too large for state regulations.
But Stamps said the board will revisit the district’s finances every quarter to see whether raises and other district needs, such as regular district maintenance, could be possible.
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Councillors Adams, Mrs Allaway, Armstrong, Bebb, Mrs Brennand, Bushell, Mrs Chaplin, Mrs. Chebsey, Clarke, Cooke, Evans, Freestone, Mrs. Holyoak, Mrs. Jones, J.P. Jones, Kenny, Lord, Moore, Nutting, Mrs Owen, Owen, Parkhurst, Mrs Parsons, Price, Rees, Richey, Roberts, Sambrook, Mrs Sandford, Townsend, Wagner, Ms. Wild, Mrs Williams, J M Williams and S Williams.
Officers in attendance: Chief Executive, Director of Development Services, Head of Finance, Assistant Chief Executive (Monitoring Officer) and Committee Services Officer. he Mayor announced that Councillor Cooke would be the incoming Deputy Mayor. testking 642-587 He then reminded members that the Shrewsbury School’s Divine Service in State was to be held at the School’s Chapel, Kingsland on Sunday 5th March 2006 at 11.00 a.m. and announced that the Mayor’s Charity Concert would be held on Saturday 13th May 2006 at 7.30 p.m. with tickets available at £10 from the Music Hall. It was moved by Councillor Nutting and seconded by Councillor Roberts that the recommendations of the Cabinet in relation to the General Fund Revenue Budget for 2006/2007 be received and adopted. testking 117-202 It was moved as an amendment by Councillor Price and seconded by Councillor S. Williams that recommendation (n) be amended to include a one off grant of £2,000 to North Shrewsbury Friendly Neighbours, i.e. recommendation (n) be amended to read as follows: testking 350-001 “That the following Growth Bids be included in the Town Only Budget for 2006/07 to be financed from the Town Only Fund Reserve:
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Contribution Estate Warden Harlescott 5,000
Grant Aid Cyber Café at Castlefields 5,000
North Shrewsbury Friendly Neighbours 2,000
12,000”
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