The Chillicothe School District ended the 2021/22 school year with a 38.9% reserve balance. Superintendent Dr Dan Wiebers says that is an increase from 26.75% from the start of the fiscal year. Final bills for the year were approved and funds were transferred to cover the necessary payments that are coming up. That includes a transfer of $1.537 million for […]
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A special meeting for the Chillicothe R-II School Board will be Wednesday, June 29th at 7:30 am to handle budgets for this school year and the upcoming school year. Superintendent Dr Dan Wiebers says two main actions are planned in the meeting Wiebers says the current budget will show high reserves. The budget for the 22/23 school years will show […]
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A budget update was presented to the Chillicothe R-II School Board this week. Superintendent Dr Dan Wiebers says he is still working on the budget, including the areas of Minimum Salaries and Career Ladder. Wiebers says the state is supplying partial funding in those areas. The Career Ladder includes the state providing 60% of the funds. The program is open […]
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The Chillicothe R-II School Board will swear in a new member Tuesday evening. The board meets at 6:00 pm at the district office. The meeting begins with the recognition of 13 employees retiring from the district. The new School Board member, Dr David Neal will be sworn-in. The President will make the Building Representative and Committee assignments. New Business includes: […]
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After the Missouri Legislature completes the operation budget for the state of Missouri and it is ready to send to the governor, other budget bills need to be finished. Representative Rusty Black says that includes what are called Re-Appropriations. Black says that is on continued construction. He says they also have to budget for the new construction projects. The state […]
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The state’s operational budget is one of the main focuses of the State Legislature as they approach the deadline of May 6th. Representative Rusty Black says it is crunch time for that legislation. Black says the Education Budget is his primary focus. He says when the senate is done, those bills will come back to take care of any differences. […]
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Bids for a garbage truck will be considered in Monday’s Chillicothe City Council meeting. The meeting is at 5:30 pm at the CMU offices. They will begin with the payment of bills and salaries. The bids for a garbage truck will be presented for consideration and approval. City Auditor Hannah Fletcher will lead a discussion on ARPA Funds and the […]
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The nearly $15.2 million budget for the City of Chillicothe was approved by the Chillicothe City Council Monday. The budget was presented by City Auditor Hanna Fletcher, who says the employees will receive a $1.00 an hour increase in wages. The full-time employees will be brought to a minimum of $15.00 an hour. The budget includes a 5% increase in […]
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Prior to approval of the 2022/23 budget, the Chillicothe City Council approved the adjustments to the current budget to actual figures. The total adjustments are an increase of $1,256,261.79. Auditor Hannah Fletcher highlighted some of the changes. The adjustment to the TIF fund is a pass-through of funds received. That means the actual adjustments due to city expenditures totals $836,261.79.
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The City of Chillicothe and CMU budgets will be considered at Monday’s City Council meeting. The meeting begins at 5:30 pm at the CMU meeting room. The meeting begins with the finances and the council will consider a farm ground lease. The council will amend the 2021/22 budget to actual figures A public hearing will be held for the consideration […]
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