Category: City & School Budgets

Budget Committee Approves School Budget

At its March 25 meeting, members of Sanford’s Budget Committee gave their stamp of approval to the School Department budget for 2021-2022. The budget will now go to the City Council before voters get the final say on June 8. Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson was able to trim the Department’s original budget significantly from his original presentation, by using some money from the carryover, reducing expenses and utilizing some of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funds. The final figure increases the…

Budget Committee 3/18 Meeting Summary

The Budget Committee meeting on March 18 began with a summary of the budget by City Manager Steven Buck and Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson. The Committee had asked for a tax rate calculation sheet, showing the change in the proposed 2021-2022 budget as opposed to last year’s, with the percentage as well as dollar amount change. Since the assessors’ work is not finished yet, Mr. Buck used what he described as “a very conservative number” of $80 million increase…

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