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<br />proposed reduction in operating expenditures. The total budget proposed <br /> <br />by the Board for the schools was $1,609,725.50. Of this amount, excluding <br /> <br />debt service as shown in paragraph 5 above, and excluding the cafeteria and <br /> <br />textbook accounts, which are offset by identical revenues, the operating <br /> <br />expenditures propos ed were $1, 181, 540.00. This by comparison with the <br /> <br />current year operating expenses is as follows: <br /> <br />School proposed 1959 -60 <br />Adopted 1958-59 <br />Total increase proposed <br /> <br />$1,181,540.00 <br />1,096,964.06 <br />$ 84,575.94 <br /> <br />Increase offset by increased <br />State and outside funds <br />School proposed increase in <br />operating cost to city <br /> <br />34,642.34 <br /> <br />$ <br /> <br />49,933.60 <br /> <br />Our schools, as each and everything else, are faced with growing costs of <br /> <br />operation. Of prime importance in the school picture is the need for <br /> <br />equitable and adequate compensation for the teachers and proper maintenance <br /> <br />to the plant and facilities. It is considered the school budget presented to <br /> <br />the City Council was reasonable when these factors are evaluated. But to <br /> <br />the Council, once a budget is presented, falls the responsibility of fitting <br /> <br />the request into funds that are available. <br /> <br />It is proposed that the school budget be reduced by $6, 350.00. This amount <br /> <br />is not based upon any formula, percentage, or the such. In the arduous <br /> <br />work necessary to the preparation of this overall city budget, the budget of <br /> <br />the school organization was held in tact until the absolute last. This amount <br /> <br />of $6,350.00 was simply the point beyond which it did not seem reasonable <br /> <br />or practical to make further reductions in other city activities in order to <br /> <br />- 12 - <br />