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2 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, February 20, 2013
AMDSB estimates
approvesrevised
budget
Hilary Long
QMI Agency
The Avon Maitland District School
Board trustees received an updated
look at their draft 2012/2013 Revised
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Estimates budget and approved the
changes.
Superintendent of Finance Janet
hoard-Inckson told the hoard that
because there were substantial changes
to the budget this year, the Ministry of
Education requires that the hoard of
trustees approve the changes.
"The Minisuyof Education needs our
updated data to quantify their own year-
end proJectons;' said hoard-Iackson. She
said the Revised Estimates reporting
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cycle allows boatels an oppor-
tunity to update their initial
Estimates filed by incorporat-
ing current (October 31)
enrolment data and a number
of months of financial activity
into their estimates.
Finance Committee Chair
Randy Wagler said that the
Revised Estimate budget
numbers are really driven
by enrolment and initial
projections were very accu-
rate. "1t means that we are
not over staffed or under
staffed and that is good
news. We didn't change rev-
enues too much because of
enrolment," he said.
"The big things that
changed were things like
capital because we don't
know what it is going to be in
lune, but once year end is
finalized that changes
things," he said, noting there
was a $3.35 million change
clue to the timing of major
construction projects.
Ile added, "In June, we
anticipated Bill 115 or some-
thing along those lines but
we didn't know the impact.
So now we see an increase in
the Provincial grunt for
Teacher Qualification and
Experience. 'Ihe grant allows
for grid movement for teach-
ing staff halfway through the
school year."
Wagler said special grant
and deferred revenues
increase by $3.28 million
from the Tune estimate. 1 l
said this increase comes
from grants such as a Liter-
acy Basics Skills grant work
$150,000, the Ministry of
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The Ministry of
Education needs
our updated data
to quantify their
own year-end
projections
—Janet Baird -Jackson
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Education allocating an extra
$730,000 in special grant rev-
enues and deferred revenue
proceeds from the disposi-
tion of school property, like
Maitland River Elementary
School valued at $750,000.
On the expense side,
Wagler said the largest
update wits seen in operat-
ing budget to include the
Cost of Future Benefits,
about $1.3 million.
"1he Avon Maitland District
School Board approved the
Operating Revenue and
Transfers of Reserves total-
ling $1 94,7 65,00 7 and
Expense Estimates in the
amount of $194,7(15,007 for
the period of September 1,
2012 to August 31, 2013. 'Ile
Board also approved the
Capital allocations and
spending in the amount of
$26,411,655 for the period
September 1, 2012 to August
31, 2013.
Early morning break ir)
OPP
Huron OI'I' officers are
investigating an early tsurrtt
ing break, enter and theft
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Communications located an
Main Street North in Exeter.
On February 9 at ti:02 a.m.
police were dispatched to
the business when a motion
alarm was tripped. Officers
arrived within a few minutes
however the thieves had
vacated. Officers discovered
the thieves forced entry into
the business through the
front door. Once inside the
thieves stole numerous
smart phones valued at just
over $20,000. '1'he stolen
phones were new in the
box.
Some of the stolen phones
include:
• (9) il'hone
■ (6) 'Phone 4
• (6) 1 TT(; Windows
■ (4) Samsung Galaxy S3
• (3) Nokia Lutnia 920
• Samsung Galaxy 'Tablet
An older (model, dark col-
oured Chevrolet Trailblazer
or GMC Yukon with tinted
windows was seen in the
area just before the theft.
Any person with informa-
tion regarding this incident
should immediately contact
the 1 luron OPP at 1-888- 310-
1122 or (519) 524-8314.
Should you wish to remain
anonymous, you may call
(;rinse Stoppers at 1-8(X1-222-
TIPS (8477), where you may
he eligible to receive a cash
reward of up to $2,000.