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davidfrazer
Citizen
Username: Davidfrazer
Post Number: 72
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 8:00 pm: |     |
FYI. The details of the separate proposal to be presented to the BoE Monday night, March 1, 2004 are now posted on the District website, http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/finance/SeparateProposalAsOf022704.pdf.
David E. Frazer
Member, BoE |
Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2944
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 8:20 pm: | |
David:
Thank you for the heads up. |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 4834
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 10:53 am: | |
Interesting, very interesting as Artie Johnson use to say on Laugh In.
It appears the Super is willing to give in on some items and if not a line item approval at least go with a group approval. Is this a change in approach on the part of the Admin?
David, thanks for the information. |
Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2954
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 11:07 am: | |
A new version of that document (as of 3/1/04) is now on the district's website:
http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/finance/SeparateProposal.pdf
There's also a new budget summary and comparative budget:
http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/finance/2004-05BudgetSummary.pdf
http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/finance/2004-05ComparativeBudgetAsOf030104.pdf
And finally, a message from the ringmaster:
http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/finance/SuptMessageAsOf030104.htm |
shoshannah
Citizen
Username: Shoshannah
Post Number: 391
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 12:10 pm: | |
Bobk, actually Artie Johnson used to say," Veeery interesting. But stupid." |
ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 2016
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 12:20 pm: | |
Actually, Artie Johnson used to say "Veeeerrrry interesting, but (fill in the blank)" depending upon the skit.
Take it from me....Fickle Finger of Fate |
John Davenport
Citizen
Username: Jjd
Post Number: 143
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 5, 2004 - 1:13 am: | |
Actually, he used to say "...but Stoooopid!"
Does anyone know what the Thin Client and Telephone (Phase II) items are in the separate proposal. It seems odd that they have priority over elementary music, enrichment, and world language programs. |
jfburch
Citizen
Username: Jfburch
Post Number: 1324
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 5, 2004 - 7:22 am: | |
They are both technology upgrades that will pay for themselves in short order and thereafter save money every year. |
fringe
Citizen
Username: Fringe
Post Number: 309
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 5, 2004 - 9:08 am: | |
If there has been a public pronouncement by the administration or BOE about the prioritization of the above items, please refer to it.
But rankings aside, a real issue in paying for Thin Client and phase II of the telephone system through this mechanism is that even though these are one time spending items, their inclusion in the Separate Proposal means that all future budgets will be increased by their cost compounded at 1.03. This "slush fund" effect does not contribute to fiscal responsibility on the part of the BOE or administration. |
Diversity Man
Citizen
Username: Deadwhitemale
Post Number: 677
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 5, 2004 - 11:04 am: | |
technology pays for itself, by enhancing the cost effectiveness of what, by how much, and upon what proofs do we rely for the assumptions.
The slush fund lives!!!
DWM |
jfburch
Citizen
Username: Jfburch
Post Number: 1325
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 5, 2004 - 11:16 am: | |
See, for example, the Budget Brief on Telephones:
http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/finance/BudgetBriefTelephone.pdf |
J. Crohn
Citizen
Username: Jcrohn
Post Number: 946
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 5, 2004 - 11:31 am: | |
Will someone representing the admin or the BOE finance committee please address what Fringe and Reflective have been saying about the inclusion of Separate Proposal items that should be one-time capital expenses into the Separate Proposal budget, where, if approved, they automatically become part of the baseline budget for the following year and are therefore included in the amount on which the state's 3% budget cap applies?
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