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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO STM1-NOVEMBER 2006 <br />Warrant Article Analysis and Recommendations <br />Article 2: Amend <br /> <br />FY2007 Operating Funds Re uested <br />q Funding <br />Source Committee <br />Recommendation <br />Bud et <br />g $1,073,008 + GF Approve (9-0) <br /> $52 800 Intrafund <br /> Transfer (subject <br /> to adjustment; see <br /> discussion for <br /> Elements ii ~ iii) <br />This Article seeks supplementary appropriations for the Lexington Public Schools operating budget for <br />FY2007. It is composed of three elements. <br />Project Description Amount <br />Requested Funding <br />Source Committee Recommends <br />(i) Lexington Public <br />Schools-Additional Fee $248,789 GF Approve (9-0) <br />Revenue <br />This is a housekeeping item. Certain school-related fees for FY2007 were planned to be increased to <br />generate additional revenue to augment the school budget if the June 2006 school-override questions <br />failed. As those questions did fail, this element requests an increase in the appropriation of the School <br />Department in the amount of $248,789 which is to be financed by those fees, which have been collected <br />or are expected to be collected this school year. If not approved, the School Department will not be able <br />to spend these funds. <br />This Committee unanimously (9~) supports the request. <br />Project Description Amount <br />Requested Funding <br />Source Committee Recommends <br /> $824,219 <br /> (subject to <br />(11) Lexington Public exact <br />Schools-Supplemental Special amount of GF Approve (9-0) <br />Education (SPED) Appropriation additional <br /> METCO <br /> rant) <br />This element seeks a supplementary appropriation to address a projected shortfall in the FY2007 School <br />budget of $915,219. Unexpected increases in SPED expenses have precipitated this deficit. SPED <br />expenses have been, and continue to be, key drivers in the budget for the Lexington Public Schools. The <br />three main components of the SPED budget are: 1) instructional assistants (tutors) to help SPED students <br />in the classrooms; 2) out-of district tuition for those students who cannot be served by a program in <br />Lexington, and 3) transportation for these students. The FY2007 School budget approved at the 2006 <br />Annual Town Meeting included the sums of $2,100,203, $3,640,000, and $740,000, respectively, for <br />these line items. <br />Page 5 of 15 <br />