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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO STMI NOVEMBER 2006 <br />Warrant Article Analysis and Recommendations <br />Article 2: Amend <br />FY2007 Operating <br />Budget <br />Funds Requested <br />Funding <br />Source <br />Committee <br />Recommendation <br />$1,073,008 + <br />GF <br />Approve (9 4) <br />$52,800 Intrafund <br />(subjectto <br />Transfer (subject <br />$248,789 <br />GF <br />Approve (9 -0) <br />to adjustment; see <br />amount of <br />GF <br />Approve (9 -0) <br />discussion for <br />additional <br />Elements ii & iii) <br />METCO <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 <br />Amount <br />Funding <br />Committee Recommends <br />Requested <br />Source <br />(i) Lexington Public <br />(subjectto <br />Schools Additional Fee <br />$248,789 <br />GF <br />Approve (9 -0) <br />Revenue <br />amount of <br />GF <br />Approve (9 -0) <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 -0) supports the request. <br />Project Description <br />Amount <br />Requested <br />Funding <br />Source <br />Committee Recommends <br />$824,219 <br />(subjectto <br />(ii) Lexington Public <br />exact <br />Schools Supplemental Special <br />amount of <br />GF <br />Approve (9 -0) <br />Education (SPED) Appropriation <br />additional <br />METCO <br />ant) <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 />