Initial 2014 Town Budget Estimate Tops $91.5M
Bare-bones budget could be "dire" for schools as possible teaching reductions, increase in average class size.
Before a joint meeting of the Belmont Board of Selectmen and Belmont School Committee on Monday night, Feb. 11, Town Administrator David Kale laid out the initial budget for the coming 2014 fiscal year. And while he is forecasting the use of rainy-day funds to keep the town's budget out of the red, black clouds are looming just a few years ahead as the town sees a dwindling number of revenue sources it can tap to match Belmont's expenses. Under current assumptions, the fiscal year 2014 town budget leaps over the $90 million mark to stand at $91,531,020, a $2.2 million increase from the final 2013 budget approved by Town Meeting last May. In this initial view, the 2014 "available revenue" budget for schools sees education spending …
Dalton Roader
9:44 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Some add'l resources as salaries come up in response to this budget discussion annually (DOE and primaryschoolteachersalary info is not 'apples to apples' in calculations and inclusion of all benefits - just two sources to consider): http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/teachersalaries.aspx http://primaryschoolteachersalary.com/MA/Belmont/salary/Elementary-School-Teacher-Salary http://www.… more ›