The Bremen Public School Board members opened a public hearing Wednesday night to take comments on the proposed 2022 budget, Capital Projects Plan and Bus Replacement Plan.
According to the notice on the state’s Gateway portal, the Referendum Fund is $351,444, the Debt Service Fund is nearly $1.4 million, School Pension Debt is estimated at $132,714, the Education Fund is about $9.5 million the Operations Fund is about $4.3 million. The total budget is advertised at about $15.8 million.
Treasurer Stephanie Pittman told the school board that there is an increase in funding this year which is anticipated to be a $600,000 increase for Bremen Schools.
The Bus Replacement Plan is also available for review. There is one bus to be purchased this year and two buses for each of the years between 2022 and 2024, and one new bus in 2025.
The Capital Projects Plan shows projects that total over $10,000 over the next three years. Maintenance equipment is listed, as well as parking lot resurfacing, sidewalk repairs and other infrastructure repairs, and facility repairs and renovations over the next three years.
There were no public comments during the meeting.
The board members plan to adopt the budget at their next meeting, Wednesday, October 20, along with resolutions pertaining to the Capital Projects Plan and Bus Replacement Plan.
