West Jefferson Hills School District budget hikes taxes nearly 4%
Jul. 7—Property owners in the
The board voted 5-4 on
Board president
First vice president
The new millage rate was set at 22.283 mills, a 0.836-mill increase. It is projected to generate
District median property values are listed at
The hike equates to a
Projected revenues and expenses were listed at about
Financial plans also show a use of
District documents indicate a 5% increase in health insurance costs, a near
Director of finance
"Nothing was eliminated," Harris said. "We had plans to add a few programs, but that was put on hold. This plan is projecting that we will be 100% in school and maintaining the cleaning and sanitizing of the schools."
Students last year were given a hybrid model with three days in-person instruction and two days remote. They were allowed back to full-time instruction the last few months.
Enrollment is listed at about 3,200 students. All have access to either Chromebooks or iPads as part of the district's 1-1 technology plan.
Spending for next school year includes the replacement of about 300 devices. The budget planning process began in October.
The district also has about
Harris said that project has not gone out for bid yet.
School board members could not be reached for comment at press time.
The budget was posted on the district's online agenda. It can be found under the "School Board" tab on the district's website, wjhsd.net.
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