No tax increased needed for City School budget

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July 16, 2011

By Austin Bishop The Star Herald The Star Herald Sat Jul 16, 2011, 07:47 AM CDT

KOSCIUSKO — While the projected 2011-2012 budget for the Kosciusko City School District will show an increase of $2.7M if approved as is by the City School Board this Monday at noon, there will not be a need for a local tax increase.

"There will not be a tax increase or anything like that," said Kosciusko Superintendent of Schools Tony McGee. "We feel good about the budget and expect it to be approved on Monday."

A public hearing was held last Thursday before the school board meeting and nobody from the public appeared to ask any questions about the proposed budget, which is set for $30,472,580.87. The 2010-2011 budget was $27,743,467.36.

The total budgeted income is the same amount as the proposed budget, of which $4.4M (14.49 percent) will be for local funds. Of that amount, $3.78M will be derived from ad valorem taxes. Almost $10.5M of the budget will come from state funds, with nearly 97 percent of that coming from MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Program) Funds.

Almost one third of the expected expenditures in the budget ($9.8M) will go toward salaries, with $2.67M going toward operation and maintenance of the plant.

Following the hearing the monthly board meeting was held during which Dewayne Cade was approved as part-time transportation director effective July 18.

In other business:

— Eli Dew was named assistant baseball coach and Dustin Haley assistant band director.

— The resignation of KHS librarian Beverly Casteel was accepted. Approval was also given to pay her for unused sick days upon her retirement.

— The board approved the hiring of Amber Veazy as special education assistant at KME and Deanna Dunn and Amanda Crittenden as assistant teachers at KLE for the 2011-12 school year.

— Jennifer Hall was approved as speech pathologist (pending certification). Also, a one-year license was requested for Hall.

— Approved payment to William ATkinson, Bobbie Horne, Jamie Sample and Chris Terry for credit recovery at KHS.

— Approved the consent agenda (Claims docket, June 11 financial report, travel for KHS cheereleaders for 2011-12 away football games, division of 16th section revenue with Attala County School Distrct for the 2010-11 school year, interfund loans for the 2010-11 FY, fund transfer for the 2010-11 FY, temporary easment and agreement between W.T. Swinner and Virginia Swinney and the Attala County Board of Supervisors, temporary easment agreement between Robin Jones and the Board of Supervisors.

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