From the Northwest Indiana Times:
In the wake of last week's tax referendum victory, Duneland School Corp. officials want to find three to five community members to help them decide how to spend the additional revenue.
The district expects to collect an additional $5.5 million each year for a total of seven years.
The school system likely will seek help from the local chamber of commerce to identify business leaders familiar with the budgeting process, Superintendent Dirk Baer said.
The group will come together in July or August and join administrators in presenting the budget proposal to the elected School Board, he said. The board then will discuss the proposal during its usual public budgeting sessions, he said.
The increased level of accountability, which school officials had touted in support of the 22-cent tax increase, likely will be of interest to the public considering the narrow margin of victory. The tax increase passed with 50.95 percent of the vote — a difference of just 153 votes.
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http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/beverly-shores/duneland-officials-to-call-on-public-panel-to-help-budget/article_3bec2396-5819-57b0-8a66-9446044bead4.html
