SPECIAL MEETING, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF
PUBLIC HEARING
2007-08 TENTATIVE BUDGET AND MILLAGE RATE
August 2, 2007
The
School Board of Brevard County, Florida met in special session to conduct a
Public Hearing on the 2007-2008 Tentative Budget and Millage Rate on Thursday, August
2, at 5:30 p.m., at the Educational Services Facility,
Chairman
Robert Jordan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Members
Present: Robert Jordan, Larry Hughes, Janice
Kershaw, Barbara Murray, Amy Kneessy
The Chairman recognized Superintendent Richard A.
DiPatri who gave an overview of the predicament
that the School Board will find itself in this year due to the shortfall in
anticipated revenue at the State level causing the School Board to cut 4
percent off the 2007-2008 budget which is approximately 12 million. Dr. DiPatri introduced Judy Preston,
Associate Superintendent for Financial Services. Ms. Preston presented an overview of the 2007-08
proposed millage levy and 2007-08 tentative budget, which included:
Budget Dilemma
Tax Roll History from
1999-2008
Millage Levy History &
Rates
Proposed FEFP Millage
Actual Proposed 07-08
Millage Rates
Proposed Millage vs.
Roll-Back
Tax on Residential Home Scenarios
2005-06 Expenditure
Proposed 2007-08 Tentative
Budget
Operating Budget Revenue
FEFP Funding Issues
Student Growth
Personnel Statistics
Proposed Categorical Funding
Tentative 2007-2008 Budget
Operating Budget by
Functional Category
Capital Projects Revenues
& Expenditures
Next Steps
A
copy of the agenda and the slide presentation is posted on the district website and available in the budget office.
Ms.
Preston stated that staff would continue to review all line items prior to the
final public hearing, which is
scheduled for September 6, 2007.
Chairman
Ms. Kershaw asked how the reduction of the
maintenance charge back in the budget would affect the facility plan. Ms.
Preston responded that they would defer the payment for this one year out of
the capital outlay. The money would stay in the operating budget and not be
replaced over into the capital budget. Ms. Kershaw then asked if that would
mean a reduction in maintenance services for this coming year. Ms. Preston
stated that the maintenance services could continue status quo.
Dr. Murray requested a graph that is salary specific
so the Board could see how salary affected the total budget. Ms. Preston took a
moment to introduce Karen Strickland, Director of Planning, Budgets and
Reporting, and then stated that they would get the requested information and
include employee’s fringe benefits so that you would get a true cost of the
labor in all their functional areas.
A. Proposed millage levy for
2007-2008
Robert
Jordan opened the public hearing. No
individuals requested to address the proposed millage levy and the Chairman
declared the public hearing closed.
B. 2007-2008 Tentative Budget
Robert Jordan opened the
public hearing. Anne Spencer, Rockledge,
addressed the Board concerning teacher contracts, the Chairman declared the
public hearing closed.
The
Chairman recognized Superintendent DiPatri who proceeded to read into the
record the recommendation for the 2007-2008 millage rates, the tentative 2007-2008
budget and the Board authorization for actions to be taken by the
Superintendent.
A.
Adopt proposed
2007-08 millage rates of:
Operating
Fund: Required Local
Effort 4.833
Local
Discretionary 0.510
Supplemental
Discretionary 0.188
Capital
Outlay 2.000
Total: 7.531
A motion was made by Ms.
Kershaw with a second by Mr. Hughes to accept the 2007-08 millage rates. Motion carried unanimously.
B.
Adopt the 2006-07
Tentative Budget:
Operating $590,965,852
Special Revenue 77,100,306
Debt Service 46,310,129
Capital Outlay 573,814,055
Subtotal $1,288,190,342
Less Transfers 38,689,560
Total $1,249,500,782
Internal Service $ 101,994,371
A motion was made by Ms.
Kneessy with a second by Ms. Kershaw to adopt the 2007-08 tentative budget. Motion carried unanimously.
C.
Authorize the
Superintendent to take the following actions:
1. Notify
both the Property Appraiser and the Tax Collector of the Proposed 2007-08
Millage and the following Roll-Back Rates.
Operating
Fund Roll-Back Rates:
Required
Local Effort 4.9778
Local
Discretionary 0.7141
Capital Outlay Roll-Back Rate: 2.0088
Total
Roll-Back Rate 7.7007
2. Notify both the Property Appraiser and the Tax
Collector of the Final Public Hearing on September 6, 2007 at 5:01 P.M. at the
Educational Services Facility, Viera.
3. Adjust the revenues and expenditures, if necessary,
prior to the final public hearing.
A motion was made by Mr.
Hughes with a second by Dr. Murray to authorize the Superintendent to perform
the above actions. Motion carried
unanimously.
Prior to adjournment of the Hearing, the following
statement was read aloud by the Chairman:
THE PROPOSED 2007-08 MILLAGE RATE NECESSARY TO FUND THE TENTATIVE BUDGET
IS LESS THEN THE ROLL-BACK RATE BY 2.20%.
There being no further business, the meeting
adjourned at 6:18 p.m.
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Chairman
ATTEST:
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Secretary and Superintendent
of Schools