Monday, February 4, 2013
Check out this video from the governor’s office to learn more about the proposal.
Gov. John Kasich wants to cut income taxes for small businesses and individuals and lower the sales tax in Ohio’s 2014-2015 budget. “Ohio’s taxes are too high,” Kasich said in a video posted to his website. “They hold back job creators and hold back our economy. We need to fix that.” The Columbus Dispatch reports that while the sales tax would decrease from 5.5 percent to 5 percent under the plan, more services would be subject to the tax. Increasing what can be taxed would allow the government to actually bring in more money over time. The Plain Dealer reports that this proposal includes the first tax rewrite since 2005. Kasich’s education funding reform plan, which he introduced last week, plays a big part in his budget proposal. …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The governor’s plan also includes funds for a special grant, designed to encourage schools to try new approaches to increasing achievement and decreasing cost.
Gov. John Kasich today unveiled his school funding reform plan, “Achievement Everywhere,” which aims to distribute funds fairly to districts and give principals more autonomy. The plan will be part of the governor’s overall 2014-2015 budget proposal, which is expected to be released next week. Thursday’s proposal includes $1.2 billion in new money for schools during the next two years. Kasich told reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon that the additional money is possible because the state has cut costs in other areas and brought in new jobs, which increases the state’s overall revenue. He said his plan would be fully funded from the start, rather than phased in over time. Ohio’s school funding formula, which is based on …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
For more details on the issues discussed during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, check Brecksville Patch later this week.
Brecksville City Council addressed a number of financial issues during Tuesday night’s meeting at City Hall, approving purchases for the Service Department and Police Department, shifting more money to future road repair programs and voting to adjust the city’s budget for 2011. Council approved some additional spending: The police department will receive some new computers, and the service department will get a new rubbish packer and a lift truck. Members also approved an increase in the blanket purchase orders for the city’s natural gas, water and sewer costs. But overall, the adjustment to the appropriations ordinance approved by council on Tuesday actually lowers expected spending for the year, mostly because some jobs weren’t filled as…
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Superintendent outlines projected deficits, plans to balance budget
Faced with the loss of as much as $2.9 million a year in state funding, the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board of Education unanimously agreed to support Superintendent Scot Prebles’ plan to reduce costs in the district, including merging and eliminating jobs throughout the district. After an executive session meeting, Prebles said the board agreed in a 5-0 vote to allow Prebles to seek renegotiation on contracts with both the the Brecksville- Broadview Heights Education Association (BEA) and Brecksville-Broadview Heights Organizational Support Staff (BOSS). The board scheduled a special meeting June 6 to address budget issues. If carried out as planned, it would represent a reduction of the district’s teachers by 14 percent over a …
