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Show Tentative 1946-47 School Budget Approved By Iron County Board of Education The Board of Education of the Iron County School District approved ap-proved a tentative budget of expenditures ex-penditures for the 1946-47 school year at Its meeting Friday night, j.id will meet again on June 28th (or a public hearing on the budget and final adoption. The tenatlve budget calls for a total expenditure of $345,852.76 as compared with a total of $287,811.-15. $287,811.-15. during the past school year, the principal Increase coming from Increases in salaries to teachers. Of tiie total budget, as tentatively approved, $50,548.22 Is for debt service, ser-vice, Including bond and Interest payments, and $5,616.47 set aside is a reset ve for building and construction. con-struction. The 1945-46 budget Included In-cluded $40,047.02 for debt service. The tentative operating budget for the coming year Is set at $295,304.-4. $295,304.-4. as compared with 1945-46 total Of $247,764.23. The total set aside for teachers' ulnrics this year la $184,333.34. vhlch Is $28,491.54 more than the amount paid out to teachers during 'he current year. A total of $4.800. X) Is set aside for school supplies, 13.000 00 for text books, and $2,537.-00 $2,537.-00 for sundry Instruction expend-'turcs, expend-'turcs, bringing the total cost for instruction up to $194,670.54. The next largest Item in the budget Is $28,989.00 for plant operation, oper-ation, Including $18,680.00 for janitors' jan-itors' salaries, $1,905.00 for janitors' uppllrs, the balance going to the cost of fuel, power, lights, and water it the various schools of the county- The cost of general control will N $13,510.00, Including $9,870.00 for Superintendent, Board Members. Clerk, and office assistant salaries: M.17500 for board and superintendent superinten-dent expenses, and $1,465.00 for if flee and general expenses. Coordinated activities, Including he Health Program and the 8choo Lunch will cost $16,600.00. and In-ttrnnee In-ttrnnee payments are set at $2. V0 00. A total of $11,600.00 Is set up for Capital outlay, Including equip. ment, Improvements to buildings, and grounds, library books, etc; $11,825.00 for transportation, and $8,800.00 for maintenance of plant, Including repairs on the various school buildings. The revenue for the operation of the school will come from the following fol-lowing sources; County tax, 15.5 mills on $11,232,938.90 valuation, $174,110.54; District school fund, $53,025.00; Uniform school fund. $42,644.56; School lunch funds. $15.-000.00; $15.-000.00; Smith Huges fund. $1,900.-00; $1,900.-00; Bock rentals, $1200.00; Sundry revenue, $1,500.00; high school fund, $924.44; and an estimated balance on hand June 30, 1946. $5,000.00. Debt service revenue will come from the county tax of 4 mills, raising a total of $44,931.75, and the revenue for the reserve fund for building and construction, will come from a county tax of 0.5 mills bringing total of $5,616.47. |