Budget Transparency Reporting

Budget and Salary/Compensation Transparency Reporting

NEW REQUIREMENTS:

Section 18 (2) of the Public Act 94 of 1979, The State School Aid Act, now requires each school district to post information on its website within 30 days after a board adopts it annual operating budget or any subsequent revision to that budget. The Annual Budget & Transparency Reporting is an opportunity to communicate our community on how we utilize the resources that are provided to us.

The following information is required to be posted on our website:

1. The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.

2. Using data that has already been collected and submitted to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), a summary of district or intermediate district expenditures for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available, expressed in the following two (2) pie charts which were provided for the general fund of the district or intermediate district by the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI):

(a) A chart of personnel expenditures broken down into the following subcategories:

(1) Salaries and Wages

(2) Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and long term care benefits.

(3) Retirement benefits costs

(4) All other personnel costs

(b) A chart of all district expenditures, broken into the following subcategories:

(1) Instruction

(2) Support Services

(3) Business and administration

(4) Operations and Maintenance

3. Links to all of the following:

(a) The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit
 

• C-SEA Bargaining Agreement
• Bus Drivers' Association Bargaining Agreement
• No other groups have Bargaining Agreements

(b) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of benefits that would constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee in the district

• Some of our non-instructional staff are hired through a third party, we do not sponsor their health care plans.

       (c) Medical Benefit Plan Bids.

       (d) The audit report of the audit conducted for the most recent fiscal year for which it is available.

 4. The total salary and a description and cost of each fringe benefit included in the compensation package for the superintendent of the district and for each employee of the district whose salary exceeds $100,000

5. The annual amount spent on dues paid to associations

6. The annual amount spent for lobbying costs is zero.

7. The District does not have a Deficit Elimination Plan because the District does not have a deficit.

8. This is the District's credit card information. 

9. The District does not have any Paid Out-of-State Travel.

10. Other Information
          District's written policy governing procurement of supplies, materials, and equipment
          District's written policy establishing specific categories of reimbursable expenses
          District's check register for accounts payable