Ridgewood school employee benefits are focus of budget talks

Ridgewood school employee benefits are focus of budget talks
Thursday January 26, 2012, 4:13 PM
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Due to an increase in health claims over the past year, the projected budget for employee benefits in the Ridgewood school district may increase 11 percent in 2012-2013.The preliminary draft budget for the coming school year was reviewed again at Monday's Board of Education (BOE) meeting, with discussion this time focusing on employee benefits, transportation and lease purchases. It was the second such public discussion of the budget leading up to the initial full budget presentation in late February.

The total cost for employee benefits for the 2012-2013 year is projected to be about $13.4 million. Much of the increase comes from a projected 20 percent increase in the health claims subcategory, which administrators say is based on the current claims ratio at this point in the budget process.

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