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Derby Budget 2011

Schools Get 3.6 Percent Increase In Preliminary Derby Budget

by Eugene Driscoll | May 17, 2011 12:41 am | Comments (0)

After some 15 failed votes stretching over two meetings, the Derby tax board approved a 3.6 percent increase for the school district Monday night.

Up next for the Derby budget — a public hearing, now scheduled for Monday, May 23 in the Aldermanic Chambers in City Hall.

The $18,374,000 approved by the tax board is preliminary — and well below the $19 million the school board requested to fund the schools next year.

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Derby Deadlocked Over School Funding

by Eugene Driscoll | May 10, 2011 10:27 pm | Comments (0)

The Derby tax board could not agree Tuesday on the amount of money to allocate to Derby Public Schools for the 2011 – 2012 school year.

Nine out of the 10 members of the tax board were in attendance in City Hall, where the tax board had been expected to adopt a preliminary budget for next year covering school and city services.

However, after six attempts and a long break, the tax board ended the meeting without a budget.

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Derby Schools Not Likely To Get Full Increase

by Eugene Driscoll | Apr 19, 2011 4:57 pm | Comments (0)

A discussion between the city’s tax board and school district administrators did not happen Tuesday because tax board members didn’t have any questions about the school budget.

Last month, schools Superintendent Stephen Tracy met with the Derby Board of Apportionment and Taxation to detail why the district is asking the city for a $1.28 million increase in funding to run the schools next year.

The meeting, which featured a standing-room only crowd of school supporters, was supposed to be the first of two possible meetings between the tax board and school leaders.

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Mayor Staffieri Talks School Budget

by Eugene Driscoll | Apr 1, 2011 8:43 pm | Comments (0)

The Valley Indy chatted with Derby Mayor Anthony Staffieri Friday about the proposed Derby school budget, which carries a 7.25 percent — or $1.28 million — increase over the current budget.

If adopted by the Derby Board of Apportionment and Taxation in its current form, the school budget would increase taxes by $275 on a property assessed at $189,000.

Click this link to read everything the Valley Indy has published about the school budget, including the reasons why the school district is requesting more money.

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Staffieri Will Run Again—And He’s Not Happy With The School Budget

by Eugene Driscoll | Apr 1, 2011 12:39 pm | Comments (0)

“I only wish the school system reported to me.”

It’s the last line of a press release issued Friday morning by Anthony Staffieri, who has been telling the media this week that yes, he will seek another term as Derby mayor.

The sentence marks the first time Staffieri has commented publicly on the Derby Board of Education’s request for a 7.25 percent increase in funding for the school district.

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How Much Can Derby Afford For Education?

by Eugene Driscoll | Mar 30, 2011 3:21 pm | Comments (0)

With parents lining the walls and spilling out into the hallway from the media room in the basement of City Hall, school Superintendent Stephen Tracy broke the bad news to the Derby tax board Tuesday.

“We’re going to present facts tonight that are uncomfortable — and we are going to ask you to increase taxes,” Tracy said.

How much?

$275 per year — or $23 per month on a property assessed at $189,000, Tracy said. That number doesn’t include the city side of the budget, which is just being formed.

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Derby Tax Board To Get First Peek At School Budget

by Eugene Driscoll | Mar 28, 2011 11:41 am | Comments (0)

Superintendent Stephen Tracy is scheduled to make his pitch for funding to the Derby tax board in City Hall Tuesday (March 29) at 7 p.m.

The meeting is scheduled to be held in the media room, which is in the building’s basement. City Hall is at 1 Elizabeth St.

In Derby, the tax board (formal name — Derby Board of Apportionment and Taxation) decides how much money is needed to run the city and the school district.

The school board is asking for roughly $19 million for the next school year. That is a $1.28 million increase over the budget currently in place.

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