Board votes against USC 457 cell pilot for 2014-15
The USD 457 board rejected a four year 2014 15 cell phone pilot while backing tech access at middle schools. Budget notes show a 1.8 million general fund decrease to 47.85 million driven by loss of facilities weighting and high school funding. Mill levy drops to 48.24 mills as valuations rise, with a public hearing set for August 11. Gloria Hopkins elected board president and Lara Bors named vice president.
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Clifford
Lager
Educational Service Center
Fleming St
Board of Education
Rick Atha
Rush
USD 363
Michael Davis
Davis
Kansas
Wiley St
Tim Miller
Matthew Jones
Rob McCallister
Davis Electric
Appointments and resignations reshape Garden City schools
Madison Anders and Grace Barloon receive elementary teaching posts while Judith Colon and Dannah Miller join Victor Ornelas and local elementary schools. New hires also include therapists and special educators at Garfield and Russell centers, with transfers and base changes across USD 457. Resignations include teachers and nurses from GCHS and Abe Hubert Elementary, plus special education aides and route drivers. Transfers list Allison Scherrer and Vinh P Nguyen changing roles within GCHS HGMS and Charles O Stones to HGMS and Vietnamese translator.
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Madison Anders
Abe Hubert
Grace Barloon
Buffalo Jones
Judith Colon
Victor Ornelas
Kelly Evans
Garfield
Kara Lydie
Dannah Miller
Norman Smithson
Garden City High School
Rebekah Sooter
Russell Child Development Center
Liberal
Abbie Wells
GCHS
Megan Wells
Florence Wilson
Martha Hernandez
Steve Sperry
USD 457
Yolanda Pichardo
Edith Scheuerman
Michael Shane Chapman
Belinda Durham
April Lynch
Garden City
Jessica
Transportation Department
Shellby Knoll
HGMS
Marisela Rodriguez
Charles O. Stones
Allison Scherrer
Vinh P Nguyen
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
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City considers zoning, RHID, and budget items in Tuesday meeting
The city commission will discuss a Certificate of Zoning Compliance program with a not yet defined flat fee and hold a 1 p.m. meeting at the City Administrative Center. A 1:30 p.m. public hearing will address the proposed 2015 budget of 86.5 million dollars, including a 1 mill property tax reduction and a 37.6 mill levy, plus a 5 mill recreation levy and a 21.382 mill general fund levy dropping to 18.665. The plan estimates 2015 general fund spending at 23.9 million with a 2.5 million cash carryover for 2016. The agenda also covers establishing a rural housing incentive district on Prairie View Acres for a North Campus Drive development, a TIF expansion for Stone Development, water utility ordinance updates, transitional supportive housing in public facilities, traffic measures on Fair Street and Seventh/Eighth streets, annexation of land for Iglesia Cristiana Disciples de Cristo, vacating a utility easement for Kansas Children's Service League, debt financing for 2014 capital projects, and the Finnup Park master plan.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
General Fund
Debt Service
Airport
Recreation Commission
General Fund Spending Authority
North Campus Drive
Prairie View Acres
Stone Development, Inc
TIF
Chicago
Stone Creek Drive
Public Facilities
Traffic Advisory Board
Fair Street
Fleming Street
Campus Drive
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Southard Corp
Kansas Ave
Fourth Street
E. Crestway Drive
E. Crestline Drive
Eighth Street
Bellevue Avenue
Iglesia Cristiana Discipiles de Cristo
Kansas Children’s Service League
Ballinger
Holcomb USD 363 Budget Moves and School Board Actions
Holcomb USD 363 discusses 2014-15 budget changes including a general fund drop to 6.1 million with 2.15 million set for 2014-15, plus increased greenhouse costs raising project cap to 5,000. Board approves 1,116 hour calendar, 2014-15 meeting schedule, handbooks, and 3 percent teacher pay raise, hires Lori Mayfield as first grade teacher.
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Sean Sheets
KPERS
Mike Davis
Lori Mayfield
Kansas Victims Compensation Board Pays 217 Victims
The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board awarded 207 805 33 to 217 victims at its July meeting. Of these, 112 were new cases and 105 were previously submitted cases that received additional funds. The program covers unforeseen costs up to 25 000 including medical treatment counseling lost wages and burial costs. Funding comes from court costs fines inmate wages parole fees and restitution. For more information call 785 296 2359 or visit the ag ks gov site.
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Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board
Derek Schmidt
Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Program
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