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Surplus, what surplus, says board chair Most of the extra money is expected to go to CUPE raises Paul Paul Rudan Rudan
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It It looks looks like like aa lot lot of of money money on on paper. paper. The The reality reality though though for for Campbell Campbell River River School School District District 72 72 is is it’s it’s still still operating operating aa tight tight budget budget in in spite spite of of aa $1.3 $1.3 million million operating operating surplus. surplus. The The surplus surplus funds funds were were highhighlighted lighted at at the the Sept. Sept. 24 24 board board meetmeeting ing by by accountant accountant Brad Brad Piercy Piercy who who presented presented the the annual annual financial financial statestatements ments for for the the year year ending ending June June 30, 30, 2013. 2013. According According to to Piercy, Piercy, the the surplus surplus was was due due to to wage wage savings, savings, increased increased revenues revenues of of $260,000, $260,000, under-spent under-spent budget budget appropriations, appropriations, and and addiadditional tional savings savings due due to to under-spendunder-spending ing in in supplies. supplies. However, However, board board chair chair Michele Michele Babchuk has difficulty Babchuk has difficulty looking looking at at the the $1.3 $1.3 million million as as “surplus. “surplus.”” Out Out of of this this amount, amount, $737,000 $737,000 is is for for planned planned spending spending and and sits sits in in reserve reserve while while the the remaining remaining $616,00 $616,00 was was put put into into an an unrestricted unrestricted reserve. reserve.
What What that that really really means, means, said said BabBabchuk, is the money will be chuk, is the money will be used used to to pay pay for for the the wage wage increase increase the the proprovincial vincial bargaining bargaining team team agreed agreed to to with with the the Canadian Canadian Union Union of of Public Public Employees Employees (CUPE) (CUPE) which which reprerepresents sents educational educational support support workers. workers. Under Under aa tentative tentative three-year three-year agreeagreement, ment, which which would would expire expire in in May May 2014, 2014, CUPE CUPE members members will will receive receive aa wage wage increase increase amounting amounting to to 3.5 3.5 per per cent. cent. The The trouble trouble is, is, said said Babchuk, Babchuk, is is the the province province is is making making each each school school district district come come up up with with the the cash. cash. “CUPE members deserve “CUPE members deserve aa raise, raise,”” said said Babchuk. Babchuk. “(But) “(But) this this is is aa bit bit of of aa blow blow to to us. us. That That $616,000 $616,000 is is going going to to disappear. disappear.”” The The school school district district is is also also hushustling tling to to meet meet the the Oct. Oct. 15 15 deadline, deadline, imposed imposed by by the the province, province, to to show show how how the the board board will will pay pay for for the the wage wage increase. increase. “It’s “It’s aa tight tight timeframe timeframe and and there’s there’s aa lot lot of of rules rules and and regulations, regulations,”” she she added. added. The The board board also also has has another another $1 $1
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