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The Kennedale Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the 2017-18 budget and proposed tax rate this Thursday evening as part of the regular monthly meeting of the school board. {{more: Continue …}}
 
Open to the public …
 
The meeting will be held on August 24, 2017 beginning at 7:00 PM at the Kennedale High School Media Center, 901 Wildcat Way, Kennedale, Texas. The public hearing will follow proclamations and public comments and before going into the consent and the old/new business as listed on the posted agenda.
 
The proposed budget represents a 1.51% increase over last year?s budget while the proposed tax rate of $1.48 per $100 valuation of property is a slightly down from last year?s rate of $1.4867. (Note: The proposed rate is below the ?effective rate? of $1.600652. This is the rate that it would take to maintain last year?s maintenance/operations and debt service).
 
State funding cut replaced by higher evaluations …
 
KISD budget planners while trying to include pay increase for staff also had to contend with a state funding cut of approximately $292 per student. A salary increase was included in the pared down budget for next year with a 2% increase for non-teaching staff and $1500 for teachers.
 
What does this mean for taxpayers? The $292 loss per student from the state will be partially made up by higher property evaluations this year. The average homeowner will see an increase of $228 because of rising property values.

In other

business before the KISD Trustees:

  • Discuss

    vacancy of School Board Member Place 2 and consider appointee

  • Discuss and

    adopt the 2017-2018 Budget

  • Discuss

    and adopt the 2017 Tax Rate

  • Adopt

    GASB 54 resolutions regarding fund balance

  • Discuss and consider Property & Casualty Insurance Renewal/Hail

    Deductible

  • Review and approve the

    2017-2018 Student Dress Code

  • Discuss

    and consider Delegate and Alternate for the 2017 Delegate Assembly

  • Discuss and consider personnel needs of

    the district (closed session as per Texas Government Code 551.071 and 551.074,

    if needed)

Under the Superintendent’s Report is listed:

  • Information on the 2018 high school band

    trip

  • Information on 2017 Washington

    DC Trip

  • Report on the preliminary

    FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas)

  • Campus reports from Principals and ACE

    Program Director

  • Campus Improvement

    Plans

  • Mandatory Drug Testing Program

    Results

Links:
 
 
 
Tax Information – Official Notice
 
Contact Trustees @ [email protected]

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