Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. June 21, 2017. The proposed $8.86 million budget for the
school year 2017-2018 was presented and adopted pending the “Truth in Taxation”
meeting.
That meeting will be held on August 16 at 6:30 in Randolph at Rich High
School Auditorium. This meeting will be
an explanation of what the numbers in the budget mean. Because the budget year is July to July in
Rich County a budget must be approved to run the district before all hearings
are completed. The budget is preliminary and based on the final action taken
that night.
The new tax rate is up .000108 from last year. Because two other tax levies have gone down in
the budget, the actual increase on a $200,000 home will be about $14. The district has not changed the levy for seven
years. Most other districts in Utah
increase their levies every three years.
The district is required to have at least a three month
operating budget. Rich County has more
than that and will draw some of it down for capital expenses. Most of the growth in income for the District
has come from new growth as more people are moving into the county. The District raises $3.819 million from local
taxes, the State contributes about $2.946 million and the Federal Government
contributes $246,275, of which half is for disabled students. Teacher, staff and administrative salaries
make up more than half of the expenditures.
“Our tax rate is the fourth lowest tax rate in the state,” said
Superintendent Dale Lamborn.
In addition to the budget the Board approved changing middle
school shop fees to $30. In the past, it
has been a $5 shop fee plus materials.
But they are finding that students are spending $100-$200 for projects
and it is hard to manage. There will 5
or 6 projects and the materials will be at the school. If a student wants to do a different project,
they may but they cannot spend more than $30. There still will be a 5 dollar fee for art.
No comments:
Post a Comment