Council Rock School Board To Consider Final Budget

The Council Rock School Board will consider a $198.6 million budget for 2011-2012 at its meeting tonight. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the .

The budget keeps taxes flat for residents with a millage rate that remains at 110.68.

The proposed final budget includes an increase in state funding from the preliminary budget that passed in April.  The proposed final budget utilizes $4 million in fund balance.

The $198.6 million preliminary budget that passed in the spring predicted a 1.4 percent property tax increase, or $58.52 for the average homeowner. However, increased state funding since that time has eliminated the need for a tax hike.

When the budget process began, Council Rock was facing a $14.2 million budget shortfall.

To deal with that shortfall, more than $9 million in spending cuts were made. Those cuts include the reduction of four administrator positions, 42 teaching positions, and 19 support positions. The Council Rock Education Association and the Council Rock Administrators Association agreed to $1.1 million in salary changes.

To view the proposed final budget, go to www.crsd.org and click on "2011-2012 Proposed Final Budget Document."