Unexpected medical claims driving budget increase in CheshireÂ
Unexpected medical claims driving budget increase in CheshireÂ
April 14, 2021 05:14PM
By Mariah Melendez, Cheshire Herald staff
CHESHIRE â The Town Council dove into the biggest line item of the yearly operating budget this week, as attention turned to the education budget request for the upcoming fiscal year.Â
The budget of $78,487,052, recommended in January by the Board of Education, and again by Town Manager Sean Kimball in March, calls for a 5.22% increase in spending over last year, with a majority of the funds set to replenish the districtâs medical benefit fund, which school officials say has been under-funded for a number of years.Â