City Council

CITY OF HACKENSACK RESOLUTION NO. 171 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, on the 19th day of April, 1994, the Board of Education of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen, and State of New Jersey, submitted the following proposition to the legal voters of the City: LOCAL TAX LEVY "For Current Expense $33,724,320.00"; and WHEREAS, the proposition was defeated by the electorate of the City of Hackensack and, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:22-37, the school budget has been submitted to the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack did, on May 5th, 1994, engage in consultation with the Board of Education of the. City of Hackensack to review the proposed school budget as pre­ sented to the Mayor and Council, as required by law: NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack that the following amount be certified to the Bergen County Board of Taxation, the Bergen County Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education of the City of Hackensack as being the amount necessary to be appropriated for the aforementioned item(s) appearing in.the budget to provide a thorough and efficient system of schools in the district and that the amount shall be raised by taxation for school purposes for the school year 1994-1995: Current Expenses Original Amount: $ 33,724,320.00 Amount of Reductions: 335,000.00 Amount Certified by Governing Body: 33,389,320.00 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the reduction(s) to the cur­ rent expenses, and the supporting reasons therefor be as follows: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE RESOLUTION IS A TRUE COPY PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 111 1994 RESOLUTION -2- NO. 171 1. Program Designation 11-1000-290-0- 07.11-99.00 "Other Employer Benefits" $ 50,000.00 Supporting reasons: This represents fund for leaves of absences, lateral increases, and contingencies. Proposed budget figure is not support by historical trend. _ 2. Program Designations 11-0110-100-101, 11-0120-100-101, 11-0130-100-101, 11-0140-100-101, 11-0190-100-106 "Salaries Teachers, other Insturctors/ Aides" 25,000.00 Supporting reasons: These represent funds for substitute Teachers and substitute Aides. Proposed budget figure is not supported by historical trend. 3. Program Designation 11-1000-230-331 "Professional Services - Legal" 10,000.00 Supporting reasons: Proposed budget figure is not supported by historical trend. 4. Program Designations 11-0800-330-100, 11-1000-230-530, "Adult Education Administration" 150,000.00 Supporting rea�ons: Program not mandated. Board of Education cited program as pos­ sible area of reduction of budget without peopardizing quality of education pro­ vided to children within School System. 5. Program Designation 11-1000-290-0-07.12- 93.00 "Other Employee Benefits: 100,000.00 Supporting reasons: Proposed budget figure does not reflect reduction in premium by State in medical and dental insurance packages. . . . . RESOLUTION - 3 - NO. 171 : AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and hereby is aut horized and directed to send a certified copy of this Resolution ' to the Bergen County Board of Taxation, the Bergen County Superinten­ dent of Schools, the Board of Education of the Ci�y of Hackensack, and the Tax Assessor of the City of Hackensack. Roll Call: Ayes Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa