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Jefferson BOE to hike taxes 11%; BOC sets budget with further cuts

Wednesday, September 19. 2012

DUE TO more state funding cuts, Jefferson school leaders will vote on a proposed tax increase of 1.429 mills to fund this year’s budget. That’s a 10.8 percent increase over the current millage rate of 13.283 mills. The Jefferson Board of Education has called a meeting for Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. in the boardroom to set the new millage rate.
Meanwhile, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners got their first look at the proposed county budget this week, a budget that cuts $2 million in overall spending, but that also has a slight (.020 mills) increase in property taxes in incorporated areas of the county. The proposed county budget would for the second year in a row use reserve funds to make ends meet. The county budget cuts county furlough days from 12 to nine next year and adds a few new positions.

For the full story, see the Sept. 19 issue of The Jackson Herald.

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#1 concernedcitizen on 09/19/12 at 09:45 AM [Reply]

Really. Shouldn't we be asking why the retired superintendent is back at work? He retires on time to get the cost of living money ( so I hear) plus is back at work making how much? If true this is wasteful spending. Someone with more details enlighten me and the city of Jefferson tax payers. I am not denying the state funding cuts, but maybe the school's spending needs to be looked at.

#1.1 hearsay on 09/19/12 at 10:57 AM [Reply]

It is my understanding that he left a full time position to take a part time position at a lesser cost to JCS with the savings being directly applied to keeping at least one teaching position that would have otherwise been cut. So we both have heard something, but neither of us really knows. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between...

#1.2 beentheredoneit on 09/26/12 at 12:49 AM [Reply]

Well....the "famous" leader (such a hypocritical person) did "retire" because if he did it hat way, he could come back half time all the while drawing that HUGE retirement AND return to draw yet ANOTHER huge salary (albeit parttime) all the while doing NOTHING but sitting on his thrown making the big bucks and bring critical to people he shouldn't be critical to yet still allowing children of his friends to teach there who are not necessarily competent enough to do so. If he weren't there, maybe, just maybe some things would get cleaned up.The process has already started with the administraton changes at the elementary school a few years ago.

As far as spending the money on the board of education building....who knows...maybe some of the board members need to "use" it when it is not being used for school purposes.

#2 tax,tax,tax on 09/19/12 at 07:31 PM [Reply]

gotta pay for the money wasted on the $600k house bought to used as board office. why do you want the board office to be so far away from the schools ?

#3 You know why??? on 09/20/12 at 01:23 AM [Reply]

I tell you what I heard. I heard all the land and homes that are underwater on bad home loan deals that have gone sour they have figured by raising the taxes some where else to pay for this by doing it thru the BOE. Shhhh you didn't hear this from me:) Besides you the good citizens will continue to pay....because if you don't the repo man is a comin:)

#4 okay on 09/22/12 at 11:29 AM [Reply]

Does any one know ? Do some students who live in other districts attend Jefferson schools free.mah

#5 confused on 09/26/12 at 09:05 AM [Reply]

My kids are in too many activities for me to attend the board meetings. Can you explain more about the superintendent position?

So he retired and came back part time to the same position? So we only have a part time superintendent? Are we no longer looking for a full time superintendent? This all happened so quietly that I can't really follow along.

#5.1 beenthereedoneit on 09/26/12 at 03:09 PM [Reply]

Well of course.....he "retired" so not to lose benefits related to retirement. Then poof.....he was "invited" back as part time superintendent. You must have missed the write up in the paper several months ago at the end of the school year. But then again, the board only "releases" what they have to.

#6 confused on 09/26/12 at 08:04 PM [Reply]

I read an article but I thought it said we were looking for a new superintendent etc.. Are we the only system with a part time superintendent? I really dislike the double dipping.

#7 tax,tax,tax on 09/29/12 at 06:57 PM [Reply]

it's a done deal, so quit your whining !!!

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