The following information supports my claims from my column this week. I will publish the column in its entirety here on Friday, but here is a summary:
Oak Ridge city government will use $10 million more of your money for the high school project to cover what the schools are withholding while they (the city) are sitting on $16 million. Though they had $5.5 million left over last year, the schools need $1 million more next year than the city will give. The schools have been given over $4.5 million for building maintenance and repair but aren’t spending it for those purposes and now want even more. Oh, and the school’s tort liability insurance has doubled.
| Table 46 Total Expenditures for Capital Outlay – State Reports | City’s Annual Capital Contribution to ORS (under-estimated) | ORS Audit Figures – Capital Outlay (76100) | ORS Approved/Proposed budget | ||||
| 2012 | N/A | $603,000 | N/A | $603,000 | |||
| 2011 | $286,453 | $600,000 | N/A | $302,000 | |||
| 2010 | $337,412 | $500,000 | $89,856 | $99,638 | |||
| 2009 | $158,950 | $500,000 | $158,950 | $159,000 | |||
| 2008 | $102,376 | $500,000 | $102,377 | $150,455 | |||
| 2007 | $339,435 | $500,000 | $141,560 | $190,300 | |||
| 2006 | $346,712 | $500,000 | $150,209 | $237,000 | |||
| 2005 | $255,551 | $500,000 | $90,640 | $112,600 | |||
| 2004 | $406,691 | $500,000 | $182,736 | $280,000 | |||
| 2003 | $0 | $500,000 | $110,546 | $294,000 | |||
| 2002 | $447,752 | $500,000 | $203,123 | $302,400 | |||
| 2010-2002 Totals | $2,394,879 | $4,500,000 | $1,229,997 | $1,825,393 |
Trina Baughn 