School board budget tops $24.9 million

By Staff
Clif Knight, Hartselle Enquirer
Hartselle School Board recently approved a record budget for FY 2006-07 with anticipated revenues totaling $24.9 million and expenses totaling $103,737 less at $24.8 million.
The amended revenue budget for the current fiscal year is $24.8 million, or $168,911 less than what is anticipated in 2006-07. Expenses in the current year are expected to be $25 million or $195,700 more than the amount budgeted for 2006-07.
Of the projected revenue:
The breakdown of anticipated expenditures shows $14.1 million for instructional services; $732,527 for instructional support services; $1.8 million for operation and maintenance; $938,320 for auxiliary services; $1.1 million for general administrative services; $60,000 for capital outlay; $957,686 for debt services and $59,010 for other expenditures.
The beginning fund balance on Oct. 1 is anticipated at $2.9 million, or $449,259 more than the anticipated balance of $2.4 million at the same time in the prior year.
In other school board business:
Personnel items approved on the recommendation of the superintendent are listed as follows: