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Southington budget workshop pins major cost increases on health insurance and personnel
Summary
At a Southington School District budget workshop, administrators told the Board of Education that projected increases in health insurance and salaries account for the bulk of the proposed budget rise, with transportation and special-education costs also notable drivers.
Southington School District’s budget workshop revisited a proposed spending plan that administrators say is being driven primarily by rising health insurance costs and personnel expenses.
District staff told the board that the requested budget increase is roughly $7.6 million, of which about $6.5 million are salaries and benefits, with a projected health-insurance increase accounting for more than $3 million of the total. Transportation costs were identified as another notable increase in the plan.
Administrators said the 16.6%…
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