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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010
School Calendar continued from page 1A
Tax penalties, interest increases revenue for county
May 20, for Jackson County School System
students.
The revised calendar will also include early
release days for elementary and middle school
students on Wednesday and Thursday. Nov.
10-11, and Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 8-9.
High school students won’t have early release
days.
Inclement weather make-up days will be des
ignated for the week of Spring Break — set for
April 4-8. If those days are needed, it’ll mean
a shorter vacation that week for students and
teachers.
“Everybody would have to know upfront that’s
a possibility, too.’’ said board chairperson Kathy
Wilbanks.
And depending on revenue, the 2010-2011
school year calendar could be amended again.
Adams warned.
However, the superintendent said he doesn’t
favor shortening the school calendar and prolong
ing the instruction day for students - as some
districts in Georgia are considering.
“That means a longer school day and I’m just
against that,” he said.
With the revised calendar, the school system
won’t trim its share of the local salary supplement
by two percent next school year. Adams said.
Several school administrators at Tuesday’s
board meeting said teachers favored the eight-day
reduced calendar instead of salary cuts.
The board members also seemed to favor the
proposal.
After next Monday’s vote, the revised school
calendar is expected to be posted on the district’s
website — www.jackson.kl2.ga.us.
JHS tTSLCkcontinued from page 1A
an issue with the Georgia High
School Association (GHSA),
the state’s governing body for
high school athletics.
“I think we’ve been very
fortunate in that fact that
the Georgia High School
Association has not made an
issue out of the surface of our
track, but I think our days were
numbered ... You were begin
ning to see the base,” he said.
Several colleges, including
Alabama, Missouri, Duke and
Wake Forest, use the type of
track surface that Jefferson will
receive.
In addition to the resurfac
ing, the package includes strip
ing and curbing.
The resurfacing of the track
will begin after work on the
football field’s drainage system
is finished. Once started, the
project will take 45 days.
In other projects, the BOE
approved the $40,000 purchase
and installation of a new air
conditioning system for the
Jefferson High School annex.
Though school leaders expect
to demolish the annex even
tually, the new air condition
ing system can be moved and
reused.
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL NAMED
In other business at the meet
ing, Annette Beckwith was
named as assistant principal
at the middle school. She had
served as a counselor.
Maysville water continued from page 1A
can’t make any agreement with
Maysville: and, the authority
isn’t interested in giving up ter
ritory without receiving some
in return.
“It’s obvious that to do what
you propose to do increases
the service area of the city of
Maysville and decreases the ser
vice area of the Jackson County
Water and Sewerage Authority,”
Pugh commented. He asked if
Maysville had “a willingness
to swap” territory “so everyone
comes out a winner.”
Otherwise, said Pugh, he
could not support the request.
Pugh pointed out that the author
ity has a “fiduciary responsibil
ity” to protect the authority’s
ability to generate revenue.
According to Maysville’s
engineer. Chip McGahee. the
town is already serving some
customers outside of the current
service delivery area as mapped
in 2005, and no other water ser
vice is nearby.
Authority member Andy
Goodman asked Baker to come
back with a proposal to swap
territory. Baker agreed to give
it a shot.
“We would like to work with
you to see that Maysville has
a successful water and sewer
age authority and we know you
would like to see us succeed.”
Pugh concluded.
Senior center continued from page 1A
to serve the board of asses
sors.
•reappointed Shade Storey
to the county water and sew
erage authority, and named
Dean Stringer to replace Andy
Goodman, who doesn’t want
to serve another term.
TO BE ON AGENDA
The BOC also discussed
several items that will be on
the agenda for a vote at the
June 21 meeting, which will
begin at 6 p.m. and be held in
the courthouse. These items
include:
•a request from Finch
Landing Subdivision residents
to create a special tax district
for street lights. Public develop
ment director Gina Mitsdarffer
presented this request.
•an agreement with the Georgia
Department of Corrections that
outlines the condition in which
inmates are housed at the Jackson
County Correctional Institute.
Warden Johnny Weaver present
ed this request.
•a recommendation from
EMS director Steve Nichols for
a “points of distribution plan.”
as required by the Georgia
Emergency Management
Agency. This plan allows staff to
plan the locations, contacts and
how operations will take place
in advance of a disaster in the
county.
•a proclamation recognizing
the 100th anniversary of Boy
Scouts of America.
•renaming Airport Drive at the
county airport to Sky Harbor
Drive.
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The decline in the economy
led to an unexpected boost to
the county’s revenue.
“There were a lot of penal
ties and interest on tax pay
ments due to the economy,”
finance director John Hulsey
reported Monday night at
the Jackson County Board
of Commissioners meeting.
“This was unexpected rev
enue. Reserves will continue
to be important to us as we
continue to work through the
decline in the economy. It
may be 2013 until local gov
ernments see their revenues
return to what they were. We
will be glad, in 2011, that we
have the reserves that we do
because we may need them
to balance our budget.”
Hulsey reported that total
county revenue exceeded
expenditures by $33,235 for
the period ending March
31. Local option sales tax
revenues are also ahead of
budget estimates by $17,712
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sales tax revenues have also
been trending ahead of bud
get estimates, according to
Hulsey.
“The 2005 SPLOST goal
of $51 million over six years
is expected to be exceeded by
$3.7 million if current trends
continue,” Hulsey reported.
Other finance news report
ed by Hulsey included the
following:
•the county has paid
$97,759 so far for the liti
gation between the Jackson
County Water and Sewerage
Authority and the Upper
Oconee Basin Water
Authority.
•charges for services are
below budget estimates by
$89,727. This is due main
ly to lower than expected
receipts for the housing of
inmates, collections from the
sheriff’s office and inmate
subsidies from the depart
ment of corrections.
•due to the volatility in
the economy, interest income
has declined through the
first quarter and is currently
below budget by $40,425.
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revenues are expected to fin
ish the year at or near bud
geted projections.
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