Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
AMENDMENTS OF LAW
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dent, who must be a member, n secretary,
and such other officers and agents as
| NAV he found necessary. The board
| NAV appoint person not member
! of the same. secretary thereof. prescribe
h,s duties. require from him bonds with
surety for the faithful performance Of
his duties, is deemed cxpedient, and
allow hlm compensation for services
/ bv stated salary or otherwise, rs may
/ bc considered proper.
The board shall, during the month
/ ol April in each year, cause To be sub
mittCd and laid before them estimates Of
/ their probable revenue and expenses for
the ensuing fiscal year, from which esti-
mates they shall make up and lay be-
( fore the council on or before the first
/ stated meeting of council in May fol-
( loving, budget of the actual needs
/ Of the board for the ensuing fiscal year,
which budget shall constitute the mini
mum amount of the appropriation for
school PURPOSES for the ensuing fiscal
! wear And IN addition thereto, Mt the time
~ making up and presenting 20 the coun-
III the SnId budget the board shall make
/ no and present To the council nm 'addi-
/ tional budget which shall include all
items not included IN the budget before
mentioned but which the board may
suggest and recommend for the improve
mcnt ot the schools of SAID city. and the
total amount of the budget and the ad-
4 dltlonal budget shall constitute the max
iulim appr prlatIon for school purposes
for the Cn~mng fiscal year The said
board early in June Of each year. after
! The council shall have made approprI-
! atiou for the use of the public schools
Tor the following fiscal wear as herein
after PROVIDED. shall make appointment
md appropriations for their cXpcndI-
turc, for hat year. based upon the budget
ani the additional budget. If approved
n the school ,lcctlon, made hy them
u hr \pul previous. and such appoint
ncut aud appropriations shall he Spcci-
IA and arranged under the heads and
/ .reu- designated ~ Said budget and
idiinual budget il approved at said
+ school .Itetiau Tho expenditures Of
ill., var under IN bead or item of ap-
r,opratlan. Shall not exceed that item
Isl appropriation Unless the same be
+ vntcI .or tv two thirds at least Of al
fhy members ot said board, 2 record
4. umeh votc Shall hc made upon the
,4altg- lic board Shall have tie power
II aathnruN, Whenever ~ least two
tttri- - tho n,mhcrs thereof deem Il
f.f i. ry.c~-ary for tho proper education
ttIIt III A'l iit tlt va " AAillAlENtf
t, ef,rl furnish and equip a new school
uf urw Schools and to contract and Gre
1tc IS liability to, ~.trh erection, furnish
tnG anJ ,eufupng u SAID new school
or nrU schools and upon the compile
anon ~ -aIi erection, furnishing and
npUnE oi sand UCw school or new
.4oo~ ta cau~t to hc crt at'd and ISSUED
..tti- III NJ cty ~ Wilmington. for the
paNmcut Tor SAID improvements. in
uauurr aud form to hc TN them deter
uHurt passed upon aS to form hN the
c.f, solicitor oi the city II Wilmington.
tnd Ia cause tile Same to hr cNrClted
hN The Of c"rN ID sad city ot Wilmington
legally authorized ta cNccutc such bond
psoVi "a that uo such bonds Shall bC
created or issued until after the compile
tan 81 >ari new school or new schools,
AID tE1t hC total amount ol sand bonds
~a created and issued shall not exceed
hc c-t ui ~ald improvements
~,.fl4n ~ the present law i stricken
ou rd rhc following substituted
~ cNCn The council shall every
N,ar when determining the amount
r., ->arv II bc ral~cd on the persons
viva estates ia the CITY 0f Wilmington
tar r.h.c use also cluda the sum ucc
,~-.ry tr br raised on the persons and
,.-.st,~ f.r cNecntluC tho FOREGOING pro-
VISIONS II The alternative minimum and
maximum amounts ~ heretofore pro-
l...4 the minimum amount aS shown
tt th, budget and the maximum amount
shown ~ the budget and the additional
t.lrct The amount collected for school
p.rp1~t~ shall ~ paid INTO the city
treasury IS other taxes arr paid At the
riri.r oi uaalug The annual appropriation
tur public rs, THE cau"cl shall also make
al appropriation for cIrrent school eX-
t..f>. .Q4. 40 ir nDn.t ~ jlt minimum
Ru iy nc budget or 10 the ma,.-
i Shown ~ he budget and the
,QIifluua! uGEet made hy the board
rr- April prev Gus, the minimum
rnuGI' &" r" .ppr pr.rcd II the eveI-t
thr tsapprovai of the additional
.E.r - plurality of votes cast 1t
t, -..I .rAeI election Is shown bv
returns 4 ~,ut election As hereinbe-
t0r- provided the maximum amount
y .n appropriated IN the event that ID
al.Irou:l budget is o. dlSapproved
plurality oi votes east al tie said
.rn,cl election, IS shown by the returf,s
said election IS hereirbciore proyid d
cry COMMITTEES PROJECT.
Ite rtl committee OF public schools
!, RS letter q the toara expressed ap-
pretl.tIou of the Co-opcratIon II had
received from the toard and hoped this
cooperation wOuld be continued The
letter wtIcI outlined the bill which
n..- hcrc' 3fore been described IL Every
lts.rg sand
The changes ~ the present law as
presented ly the new act herewith at
r.Ci cd cover TWO man ard fundamental
questions involved ~ the adniuistra-
-fsr ot ru Ie schools
ItrarcCs covering the authority
tri r,~ppa> !iity oi the Board Of Edu-
eaton pertaining 70 All o. is financ al
operations
Or24rlz tIon pertaining TO the
ru and manner 81 election the size
o tio board c1c
Hdcr the first head, that Of finances
tu,, his apparently developed no quos-
tl1t II difference between your COM
D Jt,c and our committee. 50 far as we
afc aware Tel thc hii you will see that
II, have adopted Inc modern form of
ilnaucl responsibility now accepted
thf best practice throughout the
I uf.d states aud strongly recommended
lt fic { Bureau Of Education ia
KS report on public school admins
ttttlOu.
We strongly favor that the Board
1f Iducati 81 should be solely. fully
ard directly responsible 10 the citizen
9t Wilmington fer establishing its own
fudgct and Iu cxprndIng the funds re-
ctycd from such special tax levy for
Tile purpose II producing . fully developed
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