06/23/2010 - Cape Elizabeth voters on June 8 validated a $20.7 million school budget for 2010-2011, with 2,584 voting for the budget and 1,072 voting against.
Two advisory questions accompanying the validation question showed most of those who answered, 1772, believed the amount of spending was acceptable, followed closely by the 1,216 who said they thought the budget too high. Voters were more decisive on whether the school budget validation process should continue, with 2,680 saying Cape Elizabeth should hold school budget validation's for the next three years.
The school budget, up 3.4 percent from this year's $20 million school spending plan, carries with it a 34-cent increase to the $12.54 tax rate for school services, an increase of 2.4 percent.
The school budget was part of an overall $31.4 million general fund budget the council adopted May 25, which includes municipal, school, county and Community Services. The overall tax-rate increase included in the adopted budgets is 1.8 percent, up 31 cents over the current rate of $17.54. (Click here for budget summary)
Town Council
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Meetings in William H. Jordan Conference Room at Town Hall, 320 Ocean House Road, 7:30 p.m. |
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Finance Committee |
January 4, 2010 |
| Town Council, School Board chairs to meet to discuss budget schedule | February 3, 2010, 7:30 a.m., Superintendent's Office, Town Hall |
| Budget Submittal Dates | |
| Draft Municipal department budgets due to town manager | Friday, February 12, 2010 |
| Manager's recommended Municipal budget delivered no later than this date to Town Council | Friday, February 26, 2010 |
| School Board recommended budget delivered to Town Council | Friday, April 23, 2010 |
| Budget Review Meetings and Other Council Meetings During Budget Review Period | |
| Regular March Town Council Meeting | Monday, March 08, 2010 |
| Finance Committee Review of Accounts 100, 200, 400, 500, 600-635 | Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
| Finance Committee Review of Municipal 300 and 640-660 and Special Funds | Monday, March 15, 2010 |
| Finance Committee Review of CIP Items- (Not At Town Hall) - canceled. Reviewed on March 15, 2010 | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
| Finance Committee Wrapup of Municipal Budget 6 p.m. (if needed) canceled. | Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
| Finance Committee School Budget Presentation from School Board 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, May 06, 2010 |
| Finance Committee Review of Community Services Budget | Thursday, May 06, 2010 |
| Regular Town Council Meeting | Monday, May 10, 2010 |
| Regular School Board Meeting (This is listed for informational purposes) | Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
| Finance Committee Continues Review of School Budget | Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
| Set Budget for Public Hearing | Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
| Budget Public Hearing | Monday, May 24, 2010 |
| Town Council Final School Budget Meeting Vote (14 or fewer days before Referendum) | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 |
| School Budget Validation Votes | |
| Citizen Vote on Town Council Adopted School Budget | Tuesday, June 08, 2010 |
| Second Budget Validation Vote | TBD |
| Third Budget Validation Vote | TBD |
School Board
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Ad Hoc Curtailment Committee Community Workshop, 7-8:30 a.m., High School cafeteria |
December 8, 2009 |
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Curtailment Committee, 7 p.m, William H. Jordan Conference Room, Town Hall |
December 22, 2009 |
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Curtailment Committee, 7 p.m, Community Center, 343 Ocean House Road |
January 5, 2010 (canceled) |
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Curtailment Committee report due to School Board |
January 15, 2010 |
| School Board, Town Council chairs to meet to discuss budget schedule | February 3, 2010, 7:30 a.m., Superintendent's Office, Town Hall |
| School Board workshop to give direction to superintendent regarding 2010-2011 budget | Tuesday, Feb. 23, High School Library. Finance Committee 6:30 p.m., School Board workshop 7 p.m. |
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Superintendent's Budget document to School Board (Copy for public on website.) |
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 |
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Regular School Board Meeting w/ Superintendent's Budget overview |
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 |
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School Board Workshop and Public Hearing on Budget 7 p.m. CEHS Library Will be videotaped |
Monday, March 15, 2010 |
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School Board Workshop and Public Hearing on Budget 7 p.m. CEHS Library Will be videotaped |
Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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School Board Finance Committee 6:30 p.m. & Budget Workshop 6:45 p.m. |
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 (Guidance curriculum workshop rescheduled to April 27) |
| School Board Budget Workshop 7 p.m. | Thursday, March 25, 2010 (added 3/24/10) |
| School Board Public Budget Meeting | Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - High School cafeteria (rescheduled from March 30) |
| School Board Budget Workshop 7 p.m. | Monday, April 5, 2010, Town Hall chamber (added 4/1/10) |
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Regular School Board Meeting, includes budget adoption (vote) |
Tuesday, April 13, 201 |
Overall Municipal Budget 2010-2011 Documents
Includes Town, School, County and Community Services budgets
- Budget summaries and tax impact for town, school, county and Community Services (as adopted by Town Council May 25, 2011, subject to school budget validation)
- Proposed tax impact for town, school, county and Community Services (as of 04/20/10)
- Proposed tax impact for town, school, county and Community Services (as of 04/06/10)
- Tax impact summary (03/16/10)
- Revenues (January 2010)
- Municipal budget proposal for FY 2011 (revised 03/16/10)
- Finance Committee changes (03/15/10)
- Municipal budget proposal for FY 2011 (02/23/10, pdf - 2.4 MB)
Town Council Finance Committee meeting notes (For informational purposes )
School Budget 2010-2011 Documents
- School Department Budget website
- School/Community Services Budget Presentation to Finance Committee, May 6, 2010 workshop (05/08/10)
- Download presentation PowerPoint version
- Download presentation PDF version (without slide notes)
- Superintendent's Budget Presentation to School Board (03/09/10)
- Budget Proposal 'At a Glance' (03/09/10)
Community Services Budget 2010-2011 Documents
- Budget Narrative (Revised 4/23/10)
- Budget Detail (5/13/10)
Overall Budget Video
- Municipal Budget hearing (05/24/10)
- Municipal Budget adoption meeting (05/25/10)
School Budget Video
- School Budget Adoption Meeting Video (04/13/10)