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By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent

The Juab School District’s proposed 2018 budget and final budget for 2017 were adopted following a budget hearing.

Darin Clark, district business administrator, discussed the 2018 proposed budget, the 2017 final budget and the 2016 actual results at the budget hearing held Wednesday evening prior to the district meeting.

Just a small handful of Interested patrons were in attendance as Clark began the discussion with a revue of the general fund revenue.

“Property tax revenue is budgeted to remain level, unless board chooses to go through Truth-In-Taxation,” said Clark.

There is an increase in state revenue due to 4 percent increase in WPU (Weighted Pupil Unit) and growth, he said.

Clark presented a pie chart for the 2018 budgeted general fund revenue by source showing that local funds accounted for 23 percent, federal funds 6 percent and state funds 73 percent.

“Personnel costs account for 89.4 percent of general fund expenditures,” said Clark. “The district has approximately 575 employees and most are paid from the general fund.”

The 575 employees include 153 full-time equivalents (FTEs) who are “contract” employees. Of the 153 FTEs, 107 are teachers, 35.5 are classified employees and 10.5 are school or district administrators.

He said that the 2017-2018 budget includes a 3 percent cost of living increase for all employees, the funding of step and lane increases and an increase of 1.6 percent in health insurance premiums.

The 2018 budgeted general fund expenditures by function are for student and instruction support at 7 percent, school administration at 6 percent, maintenance at 9 percent, transportation at 4 percent, general administration at 4 percent, business at 1 percent and instruction at 69 percent.

Also discussed was the 2018 budgeted general fund expenditures by object: textbooks and supplies represented 6.4 percent; purchased services another 3.4 percent; equipment is 0.5 percent; other represents 0.3 percent; personnel costs is 89.4 percent.

The School Activity Fund accounts for individual school revenue and expenses. The budget total is $1.1 million for all schools, said Clark.

“Juab High School accounts for about half of the total,” said Clark.

Clark also talked about the non K-12 program.

“There is $490,000 budgeted to run non K-12 programs that include athletics and other extra-curricular activities, pre-school and adult education,” he said.

Growing programs include soccer and tennis, said Clark.

The Debt Service Fund includes $1.23 million budgeted to pay bond principal and interest plus miscellaneous fees related to bond compliance and reporting.

The 2017-2018 Capital Outlay budget includes the following: $1,160,000 of capital improvements including major projects, summer maintenance and equipment. It also includes bus and vehicle purchases and a contingency budget for unforeseen events

The fund includes $600,000 for instructional equipment and supplies.

The capital outlay fund of a school district is a fund provided by law to meet expenditures which result in the acquisition or lease of or additions to real property, plant, or equipment.

Debt service payments on outstanding revenue bonds are included.

The School Food Services budget was the last of the budgets discussed.

“There is $1.275 million budgeted to run the school lunch program,” said Clark.

Revenues are 54 percent Federal National School Lunch Program, 30 percent comes from student and other sales and 16 percent from the state program (liquor tax).

Expenditures are 50 percent food purchases and supplies, 38 percent personnel and 12 percent equipment and indirect costs or overhead.