Salaries and Benefits Make Up 72% of the Budget

Reading the recent Courier Times article about the budget at Council Rock, people may have gotten the impression there’s a lot of items that can be trimmed before looking at salaries and benefits.  The article stated that salaries and benefits comprise 55% of the budget.  That percentage is way understated. Next year’s proposed budget shows [...]

Budget Hike Still at 3.4 Mills — Could Immediately Be Down to 2.4 Mills with a Fund Balance Closer to the District’s Policy Target

The budget presented at the most recent School Board meeting (and what’s currently on the CRSD website) showed less of an increase than earlier versions due to lower expenditures, but still showed a millage increase of 3.40 mills.  On a home with an assessment of $35,600 (the median from 2006), that would equate to a [...]