2010 Budget and Salary/Compensation Transparency Reporting              Report Date: 12/5/11

INTRODUCTION
Section 18 (2) of the Public Act 94 of 1979, The State School Aid Act, has been amended, which requires each school district to post certain information on its website within 30 days after a board adopts its annual operating budget or any subsequent revision to that budget.  The Annual Budget & Transparency Reporting is an opportunity to communicate to our community on how we utilize the resources that are provided to us.

The following information is required to be posted on our website:
1. The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revistions.
2. Using data that has already been collected and submitted to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), a summary of district or intermediate district expenditures for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available, expressed in the following two (2) pie charts which were provided for the general fund of the district or intermediate disctrict by the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI):
    (a) A chart of personnel expenditures broken down into the following subcategories:
        (1) Salaries and Wages
        (2) Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life disability, and long term care benefits.
        (3) Retirement benefits costs
        (4) All other personnel costs
    (b) A chart of all district expenditures, broken into the following subcategories:
        (1) Instruction
        (2) Support Services
        (3) Business and Administration
        (4) Operations and Maintenance
3. Links to all of the following:
    (a) The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit
    (b) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of benefits that would constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee in the district
    (c) The audit report of the audit conducted for the most recent fiscal year for which it is available.
    (d)  The bids required under Section 5 of the Public Employee Health Benefits Act, 207 PA 106, MCL 124.75.
4. The total salary and a description and cost of each fringe benefit included in the compensation package for the superintendent of the district or intermediate district and for each employee of the district whose salary exceeds $100,000
5. The annual amount spent on dues paid to associations
6. The annual amount spent on lobbying services

• Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Board Approved Budget
• Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget Amendment Adopted 11/30/2010
• Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget Amendment Adopted 2/28/2011
• Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget Amendment Adopted 6/27/2011
• Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Board Approved Budget
• Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Budget Amendment Adopted 12/19/2011
• Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Budget Amendment Adopted 03/26/2012

• Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Personnel Expenditures
• Fiscal Year 2008-2009 District Expenditures
• Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Personnel Expenditures
• Fiscal Year 2009-2010 District Expenditures
• Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Personnel Expenditures
• Fiscal Year 2010-2011 District Expenditures

Current Collective Bargaining Agreements:

• Marquette Area Building Administrators
• Marquette Area Education Association Union
• MESPA 1 Master Agreement
• MESPA 2 Union Contract

Health Care Plans:

• Health Care Benefits Summary
• Vision and Dental Summary
• Health Insurance and Group Compensation
• MESSA Budget and Salary/Compensation Transparency Reporting Information Page
• Bids required under the Public Employee Health Benefits Act, 2007 PA 106.

Audit Report:

• Audit Report Fiscal Year Ending 2009
• Audit Report Fiscal Year Ending 2010
• Audit Report Fiscal Year Ending 2011

Link to MDE Website hosting all audited financial statements -Click Here

• List of Qualifying Employees

• List of Qualifying Expenditures

• The District spent no money on lobbying or lobbying services during fiscal year 2008-2009