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Show 9 By Supt. Lynn Haslem 5 g yertntendent Schools j Dairy for school milk at $ .0845 for milk in half-pint half-pint carton and $ .0804 for 2 milk in carton. The motion mo-tion was seconded by William Wil-liam W. Firmage and was approved by the board. The Superintendent reviewed re-viewed the new Federal School Regulations that prohibit pro-hibit sex discrimination. Classes must all be open to both sexes, except some sex education classes. The regulation regu-lation will go into effect in October. The Superintendent informed in-formed the board that the Southwestern Utah District Health Department (5-County (5-County AOG) had requested that the district charge the parents $5.00 for physical examinations, where the parents par-ents could pay. The board went on record as opposing the charge. Supt. Haslem also told the board that the Management by Educational Objective Institute In-stitute Workshop will be held August 21st and August 22nd. The workshop will be held in Milford this year. Board members are invited. t School District Reduces Tax Levy for 1974-75 by i 11.88 Mills Roughly 23 1 Percent. i True to their earlier 1 pledge to the taxpayers not to raise additional taxes to pay for the new high school gymnasiums, under the Ca-, Ca-, pital Outlay Tax, the Beaver County School Board in meeting August 13, 1974 set the school district levy for 1974-75 at the reduced mill-age mill-age necessary to keep that committment. The 1974-75 mill levy was based upon county valuation of approximately 12 million dollars for 1974-75 as compared com-pared with approximately 8 million dollars for 1973-74. This upward change in valuation valua-tion meant that the mill levy would need to be reduced if we were to generate the same number of dollars as in 1973 -74. As a result, the Voted Leeway levy (used for current cur-rent operating expenses) has been reducedfrom 4.79 mills in 1973-74 to 3.18 mills for 1974-75, a decrease of 1.61 mills. The Capital Outlay and Debt Service levy (used for purchase of new buildings and equipment) has been reduced re-duced from 18.74 mills in 1973- 74 to 13.17 mills for 1974- 75, a decrease of 5.57 mills. The Maintenance and Operation levy (used for current cur-rent operating expenses) has been reduced from 28 mills in 1973-74 to 23.30 mills for 1974-75, a decrease of 4.70 mills (in this area this results re-sults in a dollar increase of just under 6 percent as recommended re-commended by the State Legislature Leg-islature in adjusting to uniform uni-form statewide re -valuation). These levy reductions total 11.88 mills or approximately approxi-mately 23 percent. First glance may project a reduced tax bill. This is not the case, the reduced mill levy will produce about the same dollars as 1973-74. What is more important, however, is that the School Board is holding the line as nearly as possible in the face of increased inflation by not substantially raising the tax bill. Every effort has been made to hold to dollar amounts equivalent to 1973-74. 1973-74. This has been basically achieved. The School Board is convinced con-vinced that through having instituted economies in some areas, having improved practices of efficiency in other areas, and having made adjustments in personnel assignments as-signments the above committments com-mittments have been made possible while at the same time improving the Educational Educa-tional System in Beaver County. Personnel have been compensated an average of about 12 per cent above 1973-74 1973-74 and inflationary costs of operations and supplies have been planned for. We expect a good year. |