1-Mill Referendum 2022-2023

Manatee County voters generously approved a 1-mill referendum in March 2018. The funds were used for an additional 30 minutes of instructional time for students each school day, pay increases for teachers and other instructional staff, expansion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs and to assist local charter schools.

In November 2021, Manatee County voters overwhelmingly approved a renewal of the 1-mill referendum. The renewal included an additional focus on funding for arts programs across the school district. The emphasis on the arts transformed the STEM allocations into funding for STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

How Your 1-Mill Property Tax Dollars Are Being Allocated

Program

Description

Prior Year
Carry Forward

Total Revenue*

Expenditures

Transfers

Balance

Encumbered

14714 - 14719

STEAM, Career & Tech

$900,715

$7,111,465

- $6,604,741

- $376,822

$1,030,617

- $610,535

14720

Instructional Staff

$90,023

$29,899,138

- $28,263,312

  —  

$1,725,849

  —  

14721

AFSCME

$633,773

$3,521,546

- $2,179,003

  —  

$1,976,316

  —  

14722

SAMP / School Admins

$175,838

$3,517,546

- $3,161,798

  —  

$531,586

  —  

14723

Paraprofessionals

$157,327

$2,931,288

- $2,703,565

  —  

$385,050

  —  

14724

Charter Schools

$71,883

$9,890,109

- $9,763,086

  —  

$198,906

  —  

14726

Non-Bargaining

  —  

$1,754,668

- $1,652,965

  —  

$101,703

 

Total

$2,029,559

$58,625,760

- $54,328,470

- $376,822

$5,950,027

- $610,535

Current Year Addition

 

Assigned to Fund Balance

$1,381,951

$376,822

$1,758,773**

 

*Total revenue includes actual collections and interest earned.
**3% Assigned to Fund Balance = $1,758,773

Please note that positive and negative ending balances roll forward to the following year and may increase or decrease the resulting appropriation. Encumbrances show outstanding commitments to ensure funds will be available for payment of purchase orders.

Referendum Salary Explanation 2022-2023