HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-06-13 05-211 ORDERItem No. 05-211
Date: 06-13-05
Item/Subject: ORDER, Approving Additional Local ApPropriadon for the Bangor School Department in
Excess of Me Maximum State and Local Spending Target in Accordance with 20-A MRSA Section 156%3.
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Responsible Department: School Committee
Commentary:
As an element of the overall tax reform proposal adopted by Me State in LD 1, aid m local education is
now calculated under Me Essential Programs and Services model. Using this model, the state calculates
Me minimum target expenditure level Mat it believes All allow earl school district to provitle the basic
services necessary to meet the Maine Learning Results. It should be noted, however, Mat the Essential
Programs and Services model may not provide a funding allowance for all of the programs and services
currently offered by a school disMct or may provitle funding for a service at a substantially lower level
Man is necessary. Further, while this funding model is now in place, Me State intends to Increase Its -
funding to education over a Pour year period, so the State portion of the model is not as yet fully funded.
Under this model, the targeted expenditure level for the Bangor School Department is limited to less Man
it proposes to spend in a number of areas. As a result, Me budget adopted by the Bangor School
Committee exceeds the Essential Programs and Services funding target by $916,727.62.
Among the programs and services offered by Me School Department which are not folly funded at current
service levels by the EPS model Is extra- and co-ourricular activities, where the Bangor School
Department provides a wide range of activities wit high student participation. The School budget
anticipates spending $071,675 on extra- and co -curricular activities where the EPS model recognizes only
$102,785 for such purposes. As required by State law, the School Committee has adopted a separate
butlget article authorizing additional funding for these activities. In order for this funding to be
autorized, the any Council must also approve this artide, and the attached Council Order will do so.
Department Head
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Prance Director
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First Reading Pape _ of
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AsdgwJto Councilor Cashwell ]uoe 13, 2005
C' CITY OF BANGOR
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(TITLE) ORDER, Approving Add coral Local Appropriation for the Bangor School Department
in Excess of the Maximum State and Local Spending Target In Accordance with 20A MRSA
Section 15690 3. B.
WHEREAS, the State of Maine has adopted the Essential Programs and Services model for
allocating state support be K hrough 12 education in Maine; and
WHEREAS, this model establishes 100% of the Essential Programs and Services funding model
As the target expenditure level for local school unit; and
WHEREAS, he Essential Programs model is designed to provide the minimum school funding
level deemed necessary by the State to meet the Maine Learning Result; and
WHEREAS, under this model, the Bangor School Department is limited to less than it proposes
to spend in a number of areas including extra- and co -curricular activities; and
WHEREAS, the proposed school budget anticipates spending $871,975 on extra- and co-
curricular activities where the essential programs and services model recognizes only
$102,785 for such purposes; and
WHEREAS, the budget adapted by the Bangor School Committee exceeds the Essential
Programs and Services funding target by $416,227.62; and
WHEREAS, the School Committee has adopted a separate budget article authorizing additional
funding for extra- and co -curricular activities; and
WHEREAS, in order for such additional funding to be authorized, the City Council must also
approve this article;
BE R ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT, in accordance
with 20-A MRSA Section 15690 3. B., there is hereby approved the following separate school
budget article authorizing an additional $416,727.62 in local funds for the Departments l
budget.
Article 3:
Shall the Oty of Bangor raise and appropriate $4,558,677.00 in additional local funds, which
exceeds the States Essential programs and Sernces funding model by $416,727.62? The
Bangor School Committee recommends $4,558,677.0.
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There are a variety of Programs that require additional funding, but local support for extra- and
co -curricular activity Is necessary W continue Mese activities for students. The difference with
the EPS allocution for Mese activities G acute, and the additional local $416,727.62 will be used!
to support continuation a programs. While our budgeted amount is spread across cost
centers, the total cast for extra- and co-curiicularactivifies is $871,975. EPS funding from the
state supplies $102,785. The resultant local de6at is $)69,189. The amount raised beyond PoII
EPS funding will be applied directly to this expense.
Explanation: lfre additional loot funds are Mose locally raised funds over and above the CRY of
8armil local contribution W the total post of funding public education from Kindergarten to
Grade 12 as described in ttne Essential Programs and SeMces Funding Act and local amounts
wised for the annual debt service on war state funded school construction projects or the pull
state funded portion of school construction projects that will help achieve the school
departments budget for educational programs,
IN CITY COUNCIL
Jose 13. 2005
Mtiov Bade and seconded
for Passage
Marine Doubted
Vote: 6-3
C cilor voting Tea: Allen,
Cashnell. D'Hrrlce. Farrington
Gratnick. Rune
Councilor voting no; Greene,
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