rec presentation: school millage surtax
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Outof
control
spending
must
be
reigned
in.
ThereISalimittowhatwecanafford.
th
,
ByWaltAugustinowiczPolic CommitteeChairman
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Howmuchisenough? PerBudget
In2008
2009
Sarasota
County
Schools
appropriations
budgetwasawhopping$23,104perstudentaccordingtothe2008/2009BudgetFactspublishedby
the
school
board
in
October
2008.
Accordingtothefactsheettotalbudgeted
appropr at onswere
944.55
ort e
actua
totalstudentenrollmentof40,882.
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TotalSpending
TotalStudents
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Howmuchisenough? UpdatedPerActual In20082009SarasotaCountySchoolsactual
appropriationswasahuge$13,882perstudentaccording
totheu datedfi ures rovidedtousb theschooladminofficethisweek.
. million fortheactualtotalstudentenrollmentof41,389.
Duetoupdateweshouldamendlineinresolution1tomatchthisnewnumber.
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Howmuchisenough?
In2009
2010
the
Sarasota
County
Schools
appropriationsbudgetis$18,875perstudentaccordingtorecapsheetschooladminofficesentus
this
week.
CharlotteCountystotalappropriationsbudgetis
*
,
.
*
Per
2009
2010
Charlotte
County
School
budget
http://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/Downloads/Budget/0910Budget.pdfAndCharlotteCountyDemographicshttp://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/AboutUs.cfm?PageID=Demographics5
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BudgetDatafromSchoolAdmin
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Howdoesthatcomparetoprivateschool?
Theavera etuitionoften o ular rivateschoolsin
Sarasotacounty
is
$6884(inclusiveofregistrationandannualfees.)TuitionComparison
$12,000$14,000
$16,000
$18,000
$20,000
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$0
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RawDataonSchoolTuitionPrivateSchoolPriceReview
Name Tuition Source
HeritageChristianAcademy $4,786 Website
SuncoastC ristianAca emy 4,300 Ca e
SarasotaChristianSchool $8,325 Called
VeniceChristianSchool $4,887 Website
SaintMartha
School $6,170 Webite
,
EpiphanCathedralSchool $6,475 Website
IncarnationCatholicSchool $6,330 Website
TheTabernacleChristianSchool $6,050 Website
NewGateSchool $13,640 Website
OutofDoorAcademy nevercouldgetthroughalwaysavoicemail(941)3493223
Average $6,884
.
Thesewerepricesfor1student. Mosthaddiscountsfor2ormore.
We
included
annual
fees
and
registration
cost
if
provided
by
schoolsThismaynotbeacompletelistofallschoolsbutenoughtogetagoodindication8
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Theschoolsystemssaysweshould
calculatingperstudentcosts.
Thatis
an
invalid
premise.
Doyounotcountyourmortgagepaymentwhenworkingonyouhouseholdbudget?
Accountantswouldtellyoutoatleastamortizetheexpensesover30years.Wehave42schools,ifweonlyre u 1 o2ayeara epr ce eyarespen ng s ype
of
budget
will
continue
every
year
in
perpetuity. 9
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oesmore
money
e p
FCAT.
Florida Department ofEducation statistics on 10th
Charlotte county has gone upin Reading, Math, and Writing
while Sarasota has dropped in
tax increase was first passedin 2002. Charlotte does thiswithout a the extra tax.
Keep in mind CharlotteCountys budget is also $12Kper student not $19K and they
Sarasota in Math and Writing.
Dataobtainedthroughhttp://fcat.fldoe.org/results/default.asp10
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Whereisthemoneygoing?
argeport ono t eannua u get s e nguse tolevelourcurrentschoolsandrebuildextravagantnew
smaller
schools.
Wecantaffordtodothisinourcurrenteconomy.
EventheFloridaLegislaturethinkswearespending.
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a
oes
e
a eo
or a
n
e
maximumcostofconstruction ofschools
shouldbe?
TITLEXLVIII h t r101 .6 s tsth m ximumschoolsshouldspendperstationifexpectinghelp
fromthe
state
under
PECO.
6. Uponconstruction,thetotalcostperstudent
stat on,
nc u ngc ange
or ers,
must
not
excee
t e
costperstudentstationasprovidedinsubsection(6).
ForJan
2010
that
amount
is
$27,282
per
station.*http://edr.state.fl.us/conferences/peco/station.htm 12
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VeniceHighSchool
$91m ontore u
Currently
70%
occupied .
Costof$45,614perstudentstation!
Rememberthatstatehascalculateditshouldcostnomore
7,
*Factsandfiguresobtainedfromschoolboard5yearcapitalworkplanhttp://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=15894
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BookerHighSchool
Currently54%occupied New
school
will
be
43%
smaller.
Costof$47,300perstudentstation! Rememberthatstatehascalculateditshouldcostnomore
than$27,282perstation
*Factsan igureso taine romsc oo oar 5yearcapitawor p anhttp://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=15894
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SCTI
$54million
to
rebuild Currently18%occupied! . Costof$43,269perstudentstation!
When
complete
school
board
estimates
that
even
by
2014
it
willstillonl be2 full. Costbasedonactualprojecteduseis$180,000perstudent
station! Rememberthatstatehascalculateditshouldcostnomore
than$27,282
per
station
*Factsandfiguresobtainedfromschoolboard5yearcapitalworkplanhttp://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=15894
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OurSchoolsareHalfEmpty
Maybe
we
should
lease
the
space
to
charter
schools?
Total
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*Factsandfiguresobtainedfromschoolboard5yearcapitalworkplanhttp://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=15894
Pages11
and
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Whycant
we
vote
down
the
requiresbondstobeapprovedbyavoteoftheelectors.
SarasotaCountyin1990inventedaschemecalledacertificateofparticipationtobypassthisvote.
OurcurrentschoolboardmembersareALSOdirectorsofaseparatenonprofitcorporationthat
leasesnew
schools
back
to
the
school
district. 17
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CertificatesofParticipation(COPs)
Schoolboard
signsalease Dummycorpleasesbuildings
dummycorp.
board
bondscalled
COPs
topaytobuildpromises
to
put
lineinthebudget.
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SarasotaCountyLawsuit
Because
this
was
a
blatant
attempt
to
avoid
a
vote
by
thepeopleasuitwasfiledagainstSarasotaCounty.
It
went
all
the
way
to
the
Florida
Supreme
Court.
Inanarrowvoteitwasdeemedtechnicallylegal.
NO.74,979STATEOFFLORIDA,Appellant,
vs .,
Appellee.
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DissentingSupremeCourtJudgesOpinion
TodaytheCourtapprovesformoversubstance.The
equivalenttotheissuanceofbondsandpledgingad
valoremtaxes
to
support
them.
Thus,
Itotally
disagree
t att e on s nquest oncan eapprove w t outareferendumfromtheownersoffreeholdsasrequiredbyarticleVII,section12oftheFloridaConstitution.I
believeitpure
sophistry
to
say
that
"these
obligations
arenotsupportedbythepledgeofadvalorem"
Entirerulingcanbefoundathttp://www.law.fsu.edu/library/flsupct/74979/op74979.pdf 20
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ProofCorporationExists
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Lease
agreemen1 pageo ease.
Canbefoundathttp://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/Agenda1/February%2017,%202009%20Board%20Meeting%20on%20Tuesday,%20February%2017,%202009/6F6E8658
886C
467D
AA65
C64F88BD787C.pdf
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MartinCountyFundingWorkshop UnfortunatelyothercountiesarenowcopyingSarasota.
canreadthefollowing
BobNaborsgavethelegalbackgroundandprovidedananalysisoftheFloridacaselawupholdingtheissuancebyschooldistrictsofCertificatesofParticipation(COP)and
leasepurchase
financings
withoutelectorapprovalbyreferendumundertheFloridaConstitution.COPshave
nowbecomethemostutilizedstructureforfinancin educationalfacilitiesinFlorida.
*Minutescanbefoundathttp://www.sbmc.org/_docs/2005/ExplorationofFinancingAlternative8205Workshopmin.pdf23
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AnddontforgetSchoolBoardPay
You
will
note
from
the
budget
below
that
salaryand
benefits foraschoolboardmember
$339,626 5=$67,925each!
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Itistimetosendamessage
There
are
limits
to
what
we
tax
payers
can
afford.
Findotherwaystoimproveschooling.
Researchwhatothermunicipalitieswithbetterschoolsandlessfundingaredoing. LookoutsideofFlorida.
VOTENOonthetaxincrease!
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