Show School Board Adopts Budget For Year Building Program Planned A school schoot budget for tor the fiscal year starting July 1 1 contemplating plating expenditures of was adopted by the Board of Education Monday evening by unanimous vote of the members all aU of whom were present Prest dent Howard Lance Vice Prest dent H. H W W. Balsley Walter Ron non zio Holyoak and Eddah W. W Shields Clerk Emma Walker Walk er and Superintendent Helen M. M Knight The total tax levy proposed for the tho county is seven mills for maintenance and operation an increase of one mill and In addition a one mill levy for the building reserve fund This makes a total local levy of eight mills The Increase In the maintenance ance and operations levy the board of education advises Is due primarily to to the Increased enrollment in the elementary grades This Increased enrollment enroll ment mont made It necessary to add addone addone addone one teacher the past year and an additional teacher will be required re reo for the next year This added teacher expense coupled with increased cost of supplies and equipment necessitates the boost In the maintenance and operations levy the board boud points out The school district now has 19 Q in its building reserve fund the money being invested In U. U S. S securities The one mill levy for the building fund will bring In approximately which will be added to the reserve re reo serve fund Cund and will give the board a substantial amount on hand to go toward financing the building program anticipated Inthe in inthe inthe the near noor future The reserve fund levy was authorized by the 1951 legislature The total budget calls for 02 in receipts and expenditures for the coming year Of this amount will come from the state uniform school fund from state and county pr property perty tax levies and from state and federal school lunch funds The remaining funds needed are anticipated from local school lunch debts forest service funds the farm program pro gram gramand and various r items The public budget hearing was set for pm p.m. Monday with final adoption taking place at pm p.m. Other Items of business transacted trans acted was the signing of a contract contract con con- tract for public health services for Grand school district for tor Or the coming year i and nd the acceptance tance of the resignation of Mrs Luclle Luelle Abernathy who hass rv ed cd as public health nurse the past year Regular business of the July meeting was transacted and the next regular meeting of the board will be held Aug 4 Following are are the die proposed items of expenditures for tor the next fiscal year making up the budget adopted by the board General control including salaries of school board members memo mem bers hers clerk sundry office help and superintendent school census cen sus school election eJection and other miscellaneous administrative expenses expenses ex ex- ex Instruction including teachers teachers teachers teachers' teach ers' ers salaries educational supplies sup plies pIles tuition of Colorado students stu dents and other expenses of in instruction in Coordinate Activities Medical supplies nurse service school lunch service Auxiliary Agencies Transportation tation Operation and maintenance of plant Fixed charges 1419 Capital outlay Debt service none |