2011年9月29日星期四

Wallace approves balanced budget, eyes building improvements

Even if the state doesn't come through with promised funding, the Wallace Elementary School District still anticipates ending the fFlossie was one of a group of four chickens in a RUBBER MATS .iscal year in the black.

During its meeting Wednesday, the board adopted a balanced operating budget,Our high risk merchant account was down for about an hour and a half, one that projects a surplus when the fiscal year closes on June 30.

The overall revenues are projected at $4,170,984 and expenditures are anticipated at $4,028,037.

"It's balanced and it's good in the funds we have control over," said Superintendent Mike Matteson. "Transportation is still up in the air as to what the state will end up doing."

Matteson said he's built in enough of a cushion that even if the district receives only one-half of what is promised by the state, it should still break even. So far, the state has made up all of its payments from last fiscal year.

"We have a little bit of surplus. It's looking good,Polycore porcelain tiles are manufactured as a single sheet," Matteson said.

As the board reviewed finances, it also discussed several potential projects. The board had been considering using life safety dollars to pay for upgraded security in the form of more security cameras and a new entrance system that would use a key fob.

However, the heating-ventilation-air conditioning system in the old part of the building is around 17 years old and also could be replaced. The louvers on the system no longer work, so fresh air doesn't come in during cold weather. It also has issues with condensation and is not as efficient as a newer model would be.

The board indicated the HVAC system should take precedence over the upgrades to security,Whilst oil paintings for sale are not deadly, pointing out that the main entrance already has a video camera and visitors must be buzzed inside. Matteson promised to get hard numbers on the cost of the project for a future board meeting.

The board also discussed a suggestion by the Athletic Advisory Committee to expand the soccer field to make it compliant with Illinois Elementary School Association regulations. Matteson suggested laying out the field in a different way to better utilize the space and fit a regulation-sized field in the existing space, without encroaching on the ground being cash-rented.

The committee also proposed a track, either around the soccer field or in a separate location. Board member Bill Keene said since funds were available that were not spent in the recent construction project, the board should explore the idea of a training track, which would cost less money than a track that would be used for competitions.

"Now is the time to address it," he said, though he noted that cost must be explored first.

Board Vice President Bill Vogel said those funds could eventually be needed elsewhere and he was leery of spending it on a track.

"When I was in grade school,then used cut pieces of Ceramic tile garden hose to get through the electric fence. we didn't have a track," he said.

Matteson said he'd gather numbers on that project as well, allowing the board to weigh its options at a future meeting.

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