By Michael S. Hoey
Correspondent
The Delavan-Darien School Board approved its preliminary budget for the 2021-22 school year on May 10. Business Administrator Anthony Klein said the budget will certainly change several times before the final version of it is approved in October.
Klein said the preliminary budget was up for approval a month earlier than usual because it needs to be publicized in the newspaper twice before being adopted at the annual meeting on June 28. The board normally approved the preliminary budget at its regular June meeting but there is not enough time this year to get it publicized twice before the annual meeting.
The preliminary budget may still change, according to Klein, because there are several variables that could impact revenue for the district. Those variables might include the final amount of state aid the district will get, exactly what amount of federal money the district will get as part of the pandemic-related CARES Act, and the number of students who open enroll out of the district.
Klein said the current budget sets a tax levy at $17,700,402, down $888 from last year. That is assuming the district receives the same amount of state aid it received last year. The mill rate would be the same as last year at $8.80.
Even though there are some variables that could change the outlook, Klein said it looks like the tax levy for 2021-22 will be the same as it was for this year or slightly lower.
For details on other items discussed at the May 10 meeting, pick up a copy of the May 20 Delavan Enterprise.
