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City records $10K budget surplusBy Jerry LaVaute
Special Writer
Amendments to this fiscal yearsbudget, next years proposed bud-get and fees for city services wereunanimously approved by theBelleville City Council at its regu-lar meeting on June 4, following abrief public hearing.
This years budgetThis years 2011-12 fiscal year
General Fund budget, which endson June 30, was updated to reflect
revenue of $2,179,000 against
expenses of $2,169,000. The $10,000surplus will be added to the reservefund, which will have a balance of$404,000 on July 1.
Plante Moran represen-tative Molly Goike said thatthe improvement in rev-enue resulted from usingconservative assumptionsfor state sources of revenue duringthe budget development process,and reimbursements for cityexpenses for the recent election,and payment of insurance claims
to the city.
General fund expenses for thisfiscal year, on the other hand,increased by $77,000, primarilythe result of lump-sum payouts
for accrued sick and vaca-tion time for two longtimeBelleville police officers,who recently left thedepartment. Savings in
next years budget are assumed asthe citys new officers will receivelower salaries and benefits as aresult of less seniority.
Council member Kim Tindall
said it looked as if postage expense
had been under-budgeted by about$3,500, and wondered if the newbudget should be adjusted to reflectthe recent actual expense. Goikesaid that she would look into theissue.
Next years budgetThe revenue assumed in the new
General Fund budget for fiscal year2012-13 that begins on July 1 wasapproved at $2,032,000, compared
By Jerry LaVauteSpecial Writer
Two lunchroom supervisors atthe recently mothballed HaggertyElementary School who provideda combined 60 years of service tothe Van Buren Public Schools, were
among those whose retirementswere announced Monday at theVan Buren Public Schools Board ofEducation meeting.
Veronica McLeod(33 years) and SharonHollandsworth (27years) were among theemployees recognized.
Other retirement announce-ments included Richard Wenzel atNorth Middle School and ValeriePeters at Elwell School, each ofwhom worked for the school dis-
trict for 38 years.North Middle School Principal
Margaret Voigt retired with 35 yearsof service. South Middle School
Assistant PrincipalKaren Mida had workedfor the Van BurenSchools for 31 years.
All told, the 13 retire-ments announced among instruc-tional and support staff totaled 333years of service, for an average of26 years per retiree. Following theretirements, eight vacant positions
will not be replaced, school officialssaid.
Primary and secondary schoolsacross the state and nation con-tinue to struggle with decliningrevenue, putting downward pres-sure on school budgets, includ-ing employment levels. BoardPresident Martha Toth said thatstaffing in the Van Buren schoolshas declined recently by 42 people,due to retirements and layoffs.
District says farewell to longtime employees
BELLEVILLE
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13 retirees gavecombined 333years to VBPS
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Strawberry seasonMark Girard, the manager at Rowes Produce Farm at 10570 Martz Road,reported that strawberries are ripe and ready for picking. He said that it wasunusually early for the crop to be ready and wanted to be sure his customersdidnt wait too long to come out. Last year, strawberries were ready on June 7;
this year, they were first ready on May 28.Hours for the farm, which has been operating since 1965, are daily from 7 a.m.until 8 p.m., weather permitting. Rowes phone number is 734-482-8538, or visittheir website at http://www.rowesproducefarm.com/.
Jerry LaVaute
Festival timeIts Belleville
Strawberry Festivalweekend and The Viewhas all the informationyou need to enjoy theevent.
See the specialsection inside todayspaper for the lowdownon all the features andfun the festival offers.
From a car show to acarnival to a craft fairand more, the festivalhas something foreveryone and is theplace to be June 15-17.
And please see page
4-C for a look at thegrand marshals andhonorary citizensfeatured in the annualfestival parade onSaturday.
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