The tuition for sending school was set by the Chillicothe R-II School District at this week’s meeting. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the rate is for the 2021/22 school year and is for students that attend from other districts. The rate has been set at $9196.71 for the current year, so this is an increase of about $400.
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The Chillicothe R-II School Board will consider refinancing debt, amending their budget, and discuss the district’s levy as part of their meeting Tuesday. The school board meets Tuesday at 6:00 pm at Grand River Technical School. Under new business, the board will hear from a representative of Stifel about refinancing debt. The presentation will be made via ZOOM. The board […]
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The Chillicothe R-II School District Budget approved by the School Board includes $21.8 million in revenues and had more than $500,000 in cuts from last year. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the cuts included a freeze in the District Salary Schedule and several other cuts. With the cuts made, the district is able to increase the reserve balance percentage for the […]
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The Chillicothe R-II School District’s Salary and Welfare committee was informed the district salaries would be frozen due to the current budget situation. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the school board heard the request from the committee at Tuesday’s meeting. Wiebers says the committee’s recommendations will be considered and will be reflected in the budget presented for approval at the end […]
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The Chillicothe R-II School Board will need to approved a budget for the 2020/21 School Year by the end of June, and Superintendent Dan Wiebers told the School Board Tuesday, they will need to make cuts as the district can not continue to deficit spend. He has proposed cuts over two years. Wiebers says he has several recommendations for the […]
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The 2020/21 Chillicothe City Budget that includes $18,159,179 in expenditures was approved by the Chillicothe City Council Monday. City Administrator Darin Chappell talked about the budget. Chappell says that left a shortfall on the revenue side of $715,974. That gave the city a balanced budget for the 2020/21 fiscal year. Chappel says the budget does include a 3% cost of […]
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Chillicothe Municipal Utilities budget was approved as part of the overall budget bill Monday. CMU General Manager Jim Gillilan spoke briefly about that budget, starting with revenues. He also talked about the expenditures. He says that leaves surplus revenue of approximately $267,853.
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The Chillicothe City Council will hold a public meeting and public hearing Monday. The meeting will start at 6:30 and after handling the financials, they will work on the current and upcoming budgets. The first ordinance on the agenda is for amending the 2019/20 budget to actual figures. Next is a public hearing and an ordinance to set the budget […]
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The 2020 Chillicothe City Budget will be considered at the end of this month and part of that budget is a proposed 3% pay increase for City Employees. City Administrator Darin Chappell talked about justifying the increase. Chappell says the increases are to help maintain buying power. He says the city is dealing with the same issues private employers do, […]
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A workshop to discuss the budget will be held prior to Monday’s Chillicothe City Council Meeting. The Workshop session will start at 5:30 pm in the conference room. At 6:30 is the regular session, which begins with a discussion and resolution to allocate 1% of the general Sales Tax in the coming budget year. Under appearances: Crystal Narr from the […]
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