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Superintendent outlines rising insurance costs, TAN borrowing and ESPLOST as district manages a tight budget
Summary
Catoosa County Public Schools leaders told staff the state employee-health contribution has grown sharply and described use of tax anticipation notes, ESSER funds and ESPLOST (local sales tax) as tools to balance budgets and maintain operations without large property-tax increases.
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. — District leaders told staff that rising state-mandated employee health costs and the end of federal COVID-era funds are squeezing Catoosa County Public Schools’ budget, and said the district is using a mix of tax anticipation notes and capital sales-tax revenue to bridge shortfalls.
Speaking to staff, the superintendent described a multi-year rise in health-insurance costs that the district must pay for employees enrolled in the state plan. “Four years ago, it was [a smaller amount] per month per employee. Now the folks under the Gold Dome have notified us that on July 1 it’s gonna go up. ... It’s a little over $6,000,000…
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