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USD 113 Board Approves LOB Resolution

By Greg Bebermeyer

09/14/2017

(KNZA)--The Prairie Hills USD 113 Board of Education has approved a resolution providing the district the authority to increase the local option budget from 30 percent of the general fund up to 33 percent in future years.

Superintendent Todd Evans says the action came during the Board’s regular meeting this week.

He said the intent is not to increase taxes, but to increase the flexibility of maximizing state aid.

For this year, Evans said the district’s state aid rate for capital outlay is 6 percent while the state aid rate for the LOB is 20 percent.

During future budgeting work, he said this flexibility will allow them to determine the best option for local taxpayers.

In other business, Evans presented information he had gathered from other area schools, law enforcement and insurance companies on surveillance cameras.

That comes following the break-in and vandalism of two of the district’s schools in a span of 4-months---one at the Sabetha High School in April and another at the Wetmore Attendance Center in August.

Evans said all other Big 7 League schools have surveillance equipment at their school buildings in some form.

Following discussion, the Board directed Evans to more forward on obtaining cost estimates.

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