Friday, January 11, 2013
FY 2014 spending plan adds nearly 293 positions to accommodate 2,857 extra students -- but 'bare bones budget' falls short on some needs, Superintendent Jack Dale says.
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Dale unveiled a $2.5 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2014 on Thursday — a budget $62.7 million larger than last year's spending plan largely driven by huge enrollment growth and the staffing needed to accommodate it. But the plan is "bare bones," Dale said, compared to an earlier fiscal forecast that anticipated giving more compensation to teachers and reducing class sizes or a permanent line item for textbooks, among other program needs. "It's nothing extravagant but it does recognize some of the things Fairfax expects," Dale said Thursday morning after a meeting with reporters. The budget Dale presented Thursday finds $50 million in savings, but relies heavily on a proposed 5.5 percent …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
City Council approved the guidance to develop the fiscal year 2014 budget.
Falls Church may not be scheduled to adopt a budget for fiscal year 2014, but City Council approved the guidance the city manager will use to develop the budget on Monday. City Council's move allows the city manager to get started on laying out the budget. The resolution adopted by council includes staff’s forecast of a 3.2 percent revenue increase and provides that any increases in revenues for expenses be generated solely by economic growth. “Even in continued tight financial times, the City Council is committed to providing valuable core services that promote public safety and high quality of life,” Mayor Nader Baroukh said in a written statement. “The adopted resolution provides guidance to the city manager for development of the …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Board members explore new budget strategies, prepare for season at work session Monday
Fairfax County Public Schools will face a projected $147.9 million deficit in fiscal year 2014 — a gap that would require an 8.8 percent increase in the annual transfer it receives from the county. That amount does not include $90.8 million in identified program needs, such as restoring class size reductions, extended teacher contracts and textbooks — in all, the system would need $238.7 million to meet projected costs. The county's school board got an early look at the structural gap it faces over the next five years during a fiscal forecast presented during Monday's work session, created largely by the board's use of one-time money to meet ongoing needs, said FCPS Chief Financial Officer Susan Quinn, who gave the presentation, noting the…
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7:43 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Several years ago there was a consolidation of Staff into Gatehouse Rd. Staff efficiencies were to be realized. No new staff jobs were to be created. Well guess what, that never happened, many staff positions were 'created' all necessary of course. For example, do we really need that many PR people? How about those who received executive positions because they could not hack their current job? We… more ›