BURTON SCHOOL BOARD EXPECTED TO ADOPT BUDGET/TAX RATE, MONDAY
The Burton School Board is expected to adopt the 2016-17 budget and taz rate when they meet, Monday night.
At their meeting on August 15th, the board set the proposed budget at $5,110,000—a 4-percent increase over the previous budget.
According to district officials, revenues to the district are expected to fall $259,000 short of the budget mainly do the drop in mineral values.
The shortfall in the budget is expected to be made up when the TEA adjusts their funding to the district to match the new enrollment which has risen to 440 students.
The proposed tax rate has been set at $1.182 per $100 valuation. That is up just over a penny from last year’s tax rate of $1.170.
A public meeting will be held Monday at 6:30 for comments on both the proposed budget and tax rate.
The board will also consider changes to the Supplemental Salary Schedule and changes to the Board Policy, concerning acceptable use.
The Burton School Board is set to meet at 6:30, Monday night at the District Administrative Office on North Railroad Street.