Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners–July 23
Jul 23, 2010
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THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Circuit Court Tosses Amendment 3
A Tallahassee circuit judge on Friday threw out a proposed constitutional amendment he said could mislead property owners who wouldn’t be eligible for the benefits that seem to be promised by the proposal.
Blog: Florida Education Association suing to block class-size amendment
The Florida Education Association today filed a lawsuit seeking to keep a vote on the state’s class-size amendment off the November ballot.
Broward School Board joins class-size lawsuit
The Broward School Board on Tuesday joined a statewide lawsuit challenging the multimillion-dollar penalties districts face this fall for violating strict new class-size limits.
South Florida schools may be reimbursed for Haitian evacuees
Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties are closer to being reimbursed millions of dollars for taking in nearly 2,800 Haitian children evacuated after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced Monday.
Hollywood Approves Property Tax Increase
As South Florida deals with the most financially crippling year in recent memory, the Hollywood City Commission has given preliminary approval to increase the property tax rate, according to CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald.
Palm Beach County school board to ask voters to extend 25 cent tax
The Palm Beach County School Board decided Wednesday to ask voters to let it continue adding 25 cents to its property tax rate for four years.
Blog: Pasco schools to dabble in merit pay
With all the fighting over Senate Bill 6 in the spring, you might think that teachers loathe the notion of merit pay entirely.
Martin County School Board balances budget without special tax, budget transfer
The Martin County School Board balanced the 2010-2011 budget by making $2.8 million in cuts and adjustments to Schools Superintendent Nancy Kline’s proposed budget plan Friday.
Hernando schools get good financial news
The Hernando County School District’s budget picture is a lot less grim than officials feared.
Tax hike for Orange schools? Residents may vote in November
Referendum would ask for increase of $1 per $1,000 of taxable property value
Orange County taxpayers may get the chance to say this fall whether they’re willing to pay higher property taxes for four years to fund public schools.
Proposed Bay County school budget includes tax reduction language
Bay District School Board members approved public notice advertising for its budget, which includes decreased millage rates.
Pasco school officials want extra tax to help balance budget
The Pasco School Board set the table Tuesday to increase the local property tax for the current fiscal year and ask voters for permission to do so in the next two years.
Indian River County School Board proposing increased tax rate
Some property owners could be paying higher schools taxes this year, after Indian River County School Board members set its proposed tax rate Thursday.
Blog: Cut supplements to protect jobs, Pasco board candidate Brazier suggests
As the Pasco School Board seeks areas to cut spending, District 5 candidate George Brazier recommends looking to the supplemental pay that employees get for such things as coaching sports and advising clubs.
Pasco School Board candidate calls for unpaid holidays, tax for school sports
Pasco School Board candidate Anthony Terranova says one of the least painful ways for the Pasco school district to cut expenses is to furlough employees, rather than force them to pay more for benefits or take pay cuts.
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Specter of SB 6 Looming in Governor Race
The thorny issue of teacher pay presents a clear line between the choices for governor, with both major Republicans saying theyd join lawmakers who want to revisit the issue that divided state leaders this year, but the Democrat and the independent in the race against going totally to merit pay.
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