Pierre School Board Gets First Look At Preliminary 2023 Budget

Pierre School Board Gets First Look At Preliminary 2023 Budget

PIERRE — The Pierre School Board got its first look at a rough draft of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget Monday night. Business Manager Darla Mayer says the preliminary budget already has some decision made like increases in salaries and benefits…

The Capital Outlay budget is projected to be 53-point-three-percent higher than the current year, but Mayer says that increase has already been plotted out for the Buchanan remodel…

The overall preliminary budget is 38-point-six million dollars or a 15-percent increase over last year. Pierre School Board Chairman Dan Cronin says it’s important to note that does not mean an automatic tax hike for District taxpayers…

Budget work sessions will be planned through the month of May to fine tune the budget with a final budget for consideration to come before the Pierre School Board next month.