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Amherst schools detail ARP-ESSER spending, treasurer posts financial documents and proposes tax-rate certification
Summary
District treasurer staff summarized federal ARP-ESSER and other grant use, reported on web updates to improve transparency, and asked the board to adopt tax rates submitted to the Lorain County Budget Commission. Board approved the treasurer's package at the meeting.
Amherst Exempted Village Schools treasurer staff reviewed the district—inancial picture, described how federal ARP-ESSER funds were used to supplant general-fund expenditures, and told the board that a series of web-page transparency updates and forecast documents are now available online.
Treasurer staff said the district used its ARP-ESSER allocation to offset general fund spending in categories including personnel, purchased services and capital projects. As presented, the district received multiple federal grants totalling “around $6,000,000” for various programs and used federal ARP-ESSER money to defray otherwise general-fund costs until “$2,600,000 was expended.” The treasurer reported specific examples including a roughly $110,000 restroom upgrade…
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