Budget approved

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In a brief yet productive Clarkston School Board meeting on June 26, the board approved the budget, appointed a new assistant principal and one school board member said good-bye.
After holding a public hearing, the board voted 6-0 to approve the budget for the 2006-07 school year. Treasurer Ron Sullivan was not present at the meeting. Current estimates by the district expect the budget to run at nearly a $4.8 million deficit.
The board voted 5-1 to approve personal changes, including naming Brett McCall as the new assistant principal of Sashabaw Middle School. Joan Patterson cast the dissenting vote, saying she does not like the current process for staff evaluations and voted no to continue voicing her disapproval.
McCall replaces Glenn Gualtieri, who was named the new principal of Bailey Lake Elementary in May after Stephanie Mitchell resigned.
The meeting was also the last time Sheila Hughes voted as secretary for the board. Hughes did not seek reelection after serving 16 years on the board. Board members presented Hughes with gifts and thanked her for her dedication to the school district. Joseph Armstrong will take Hughes? place in July.
Look in next week’s issue of The Clarkston News for full details regarding the school budget.

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By a 4-2 margin, the Orion Township Board of Trustees approved the township’s 2008 budget during their regular meeting last week (Oct. 15).
Trustees John Garlicki and Matt Gibb voted against the budget, both saying that it leaves certain issues unresolved.
‘I look at this budget like a master plan,? Trustee Neal Porter said. ‘It’s a goal for next year. We have reduced the tax levy from the maximum, which I think we can live with.?
One focal point in the budgeting was coming to a consensus with regards to oversight of township grounds, as both Parks & Recreation and Buildings & Grounds have had control of certain aspects in recent years.
‘The big issue was we’ve discussed changes that needed to go forward because we’ve had problems with two departments that have almost identical grounds issues,? Dywasuk said.
‘Some places there are overlaps and some places have gaps,? he added.
As a result, the budget indicates all of that work will fall under the direction of Reenae Tulip in the Buildings & Grounds department.
Township resident and former Township Trustee Will Wilsher said that, along with moving job responsibilities, salaries should be adjusted. He said he would be bringing forward an agenda item at a future meeting on reducing the salary of Parks & Rec. Director Rock Blanchard.

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