4 Things to Know About the Proposed FY 2014 School Budget
An overview of the Melrose School Department's proposed fiscal year 2014 budget.
School officials recently presented the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget during a Melrose School Committee session. Here is a sampling of four things to know about the school budget proposal: 1) Fiscal Challenges Based on the budget presentation, the School Department is facing these fiscal challenges for FY 2014: 2) City Funding The city is expected to appropriate $22,124,770 in FY 2014, plus an additional $1,297,425 as well as $620,000 for contractual obligations, which brings the total FY 2014 appropriations to $24,042,195. Compared to FY 2013, the city is proposing to contribute 8.67 percent more in FY 2014. 3) Budget Drivers Among the key budget drivers in FY 2014 are: 4) Effect of Budget Challenges and Drivers The School Department …
Lizbeth DeSelm
1:11 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Sitting in the Aldermanic Chamber listening to the Mayor give his budget speech, without having the pleasure to have reviewed the budget prior (or since for that matter) I made a few observations of my own- *City buildings and school buildings were combined into a single energy budget, according to the Mayor. Without seeing the fine print, I really wonder if this is a good thing. Perhaps there is… more ›