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DELANCO BOARD OF EDUCATION. BUDGET HEARING MARCH 24, 2011 7:30 P.M. SCHOOL BUDGET 2011-12. TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET increased by $25,463 General Fund Tax levy Increased By $ 108,415 [State mandated cap of 2%] State Aid increase of $83,545.
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DELANCO BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET HEARING MARCH 24, 2011 7:30 P.M.
SCHOOL BUDGET 2011-12 • TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET increased by $25,463 • General Fund Tax levy Increased By $ 108,415 [State mandated cap of 2%] • State Aid increase of $83,545
SURPLUS SHORTFALL • SURPLUS BUDGETED IN 2009-10 = $706,824 • SURPLUS BUDGETED IN 2010-11 = $561,728 • SURPLUS BUDGETED IN 2011-12 = $318,382 • SURPLUS SHORTFALL = $243,346 • Surplus Taken By State During 2009-10 school year = $ 650,049
Operating Budget up $ 25K / Tax Levy up $108KHow Does That Happen?? Surplus Shortfall = $ 243,346 State Aid Increase = - $ 83,545 Sub-total $159,801 Federal Ed Jobs Aid = - $ 76,290 Sub Total $ 83,511 Operating Budget Increase =+ $ 25,463 Miscellaneous Revenue changes = - $ 559 Tax Levy increase = $108,415
Increases Special Education Tuition Fuel costs Health Benefits costs Math textbooks [WSS] CST/OT/PT costs\ BCIT Tuition Decreases 1.5 Teaching positions Riverside tuition Teaching supplies frozen General Administration INCREASES / DECREASES
SPECIAL EDUCATION TUITION • Twenty-four students [K-12] are in out-of-district placements • Tuitions range from $13,500 to $ 52,500 • Schools include Public schools, Private Schools and Special Services School • Total budgeted for 2011-12 = $875,986 • Almost 10 % of total district budget
RATABLES ?? • RATABLES ARE THE TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE OF DELANCO. • IF RATABLES GO UP THE TAX RATE GOES DOWN. • IF RATABLES GO DOWN THE TAX RATE GOES UP
RATABLES EXAMPLE • District tax levy =approx $5,900,000 • If ratables are 500,000,000 then tax rate is $ 1.18 per hundred of assessment • On a $200,000 house tax would be $2360 • Same budget with ratables of 492,000,000 the tax rate is $ 1.20 • Same $200,000 house would pay $2400
Township ratables reduced by $7,720,907 Tax rate increase 4.6 cents per hundred Increase if ratables were stable= 2.8 cents/hundred Impact on home assessed at; $200,000 = $92.49/yr [$7.71/ mo] $239,500 = $110.76/yr [$9.23/mo] $250,000 = $115.61/yr [$9.63/mo] Tax Impact of 2011-12 Budget
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT • ELECTION HELD ON Wednesday, APRIL 27TH FROM 2:00 TO 9:00 P.M. • IF BUDGET PASSES REDUCTIONS and INCREASES STAND • IF BUDGET FAILS – Township Committee has option to make further reductions