Superintendent Kevin Wellen warned the school board that further enrollment decreases could dig into district reserves.
9:00 am, Dec. 30, 2020
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The Menahga School Board set its final levy at the maximum allowed – $1,488,832 – at their Dec. 21 meeting.
This is a 3.46 percent, or $49,730, increase from last year’s levy of $1,439,102.
The payable 2021 levy includes $403,346 for the general fund, $40,504 for community service, and $1,044,982 for general debt service.
Regarding the current budget, Superintendent Kevin Wellen said, “This is a unique year, due to COVID, and some of the factors that happened.”
The budget originally proposed $12,015,498 in general fund revenue for 2020-21.
“Now with 216, at last count, students homeschooling, our revenue in that general area dropped to $10,537,563. We did get $491,741 in COVID-19 grants, and our food service revenue dropped somewhat, too,” he said. Food services expenses rose, however, due to the need for additional staff and packaging because self-serve is not allowed.