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CAM School Board sets budget hearing date & time

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March 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The CAM Community School District’s Board of Education, Monday, evening, set April 12th at 6:30-p.m., as the date and time for a public hearing on the 2016-17 district budget and school calendar. Superintendent Casey Berlau told KJAN News the budget, if approved, will result in a tax rate of $10.84 per thousand dollars taxable property valuation.  He says the budget presented to the Board Monday night is based on the district receiving 4% State Supplemental Aid [SSA], which, Berlau says he doubts will happen.

The budget reflects an increase of 67-cents to the maximum of $1.34 per thousand dollars allowed by a physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL) that was approved by voters in the CAM District, last month. Berlau said the other part of the increase is due to the fact the District hasn’t been levying much in terms of cash reserve. Their cash balances are not in trouble, according to Berlau, but the trend has been down, so they did levy some in cash reserves that they hadn’t done in the past.

The budget will be published in the local paper within the next week. In other business, the CAM School Board approved the hiring of Snyder and Associates Engineers in Atlantic, for the District’s summer capitol projects, which have been prioritized to includes a roof project in Massena, a parking lot project at the Anita High School, fixing the bus driveway at Massena, as well as exterior wall work. Snyder’s will assist the District in obtaining sealed bids for the projects, because they exceed the $25,000 thresh-hold policy for purchasing and bidding the district has in-place.