B.A.C. to meet again on Monday

The RCS Budget Advisory Committee (B.A.C.) will meet for the second time on Monday, Jan. 28 in the District Office Building on Thatcher Street in Selkirk.

The meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m., is open to the public.

The BAC is a group of residents who will advise on and guide in the creation of the proposed 2008-09 school year budget.

The overall goal of the committee is to create a “sound educational budget at a responsible financial level.”

During  its first meeting on January 14, the committee received its "charge" from Tiffany Morris and Daryl Purinton of Purinton & Morris, an accounting firm that is providing financial and budget assistance to the district while it searches for a new business official to lead the RCS Business Office.

The committee also reviewed the last three years of district expenditures and heard how RCS put's a proposed budget together.

Superintendent Vicki Wright also explained that the district is demanding this year more information and explanation from department heads on any proposed increases in spending.

The committee also learned that at least 60 percent of a budget is people-driven and that the state budget has a dramatic impact on RCS and other schools since it determines a large portion of the revenue for the district.

"Like last year, the Budget Advisory Committee will serve a vital purpose in the development of a fiscally sound and educationally responsible budget to put before voters on May 20," said Wright.