The Carroll County School Board approved its fiscal year 2021-2022 budget Thursday, July 22 in a special-called meeting at the J.Z. George High School. This year, the district did not seek an increase.
The meeting, called to order by Vice-President John Phillips, was one of the shortest meetings held this year.
At the district’s public hearing on July 8, Brett Reynolds, the district’s business manager, told board members and those in attendance that the district is currently operating with $10,057,557.90 and 26 percent of that or $2,637,363.59 is from local ad valorem taxes. He said that next year's projected budget is $11,541,125.95 and 21 percent of that or $2,420,827.46 is from ad valorem, a decrease of five percent.
Reynolds said the assessed value of a mill for Carroll County is a little over $78,000, and so far the district has collected $2,126,952.60 in ad valorem taxes. He said there's still $292,000 in ad valorem taxes and $133,874.74 in homestead revenue outstanding.
Carroll County’s current millage rate for ad valorem taxes is 106 mils, and the district receives 31 percent of that revenue.
Reynolds said the district’s current financial soundness is due to the administration making necessary cuts and making financially-responsible decisions which have benefitted the district.
At Thursday’s meeting, the budget was approved unanimously.
Also, the board:
Approved the J.Z. George’s student-athlete handbook, JZG band handbook, CCSD personnel handbook, student handbook and district’s dropout prevention plan.
Approved to hire an interventionist, a teacher and adjusted the salary of an employee that was previously approved.
