Colfax schools cut over $80,000 in next year’s budget

Colfax School board Monday approved a 2011-12 budget, took in a review of the high school’s vision statement and hired a new C.H.S. athletic director.

The approved budget is $5,945,305, which is $80,690 less than last year.

In projected revenues vs. expenditures, the board approved spending up to $6,032,959 if needed. Further spending would require an amendment.

The meeting began with a work session in which district business manager Reece Jenkin went over the numbers.

With $235,461 in cuts from last year’s budget, he noted a projected $87,654 deficit for 2011-12. Jenkin believes that could be...