MAYOR'S VOTE DEFEATS SCHOOL BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR $1,078,000
By Colin Mick
After a long, and sometimes
hot, discussion on the City’s
share of the 1962-1963 Fair
banks Independent School Dis
trict budget, a resolution fixing
the City’s share at $1,078,000
was defeated at Monday’s Coun
cil Meeting on the vote of Mayor
Joseph Ribar.
The roll call vote showed Coun
cilmembers Ringstad and Walker
voting "no," and Councilmen Bouch
er, Brewington and Roberts voting
“yes.” The resolution required four
votes to pass, and so the Mayor got
to cast the deciding “no” vote.
As soon as discussion was opened.
Councilwoman Sylvia Ringstad
moved that the matter be tabled.
She said she did not feel the Coun- j
cil could consider it until the
amended budget had been received.
She also stated she felt the Council
should wait until the Board of
Equalization met. Her motion was
defeated.
Councilman Red Boucher then
moved that the Council consider
granting the entire sum requested
by the School Board, $1,078,000.
Bone of Contention
One of the principal bones of con
tention seemed to be a proposal that
the City tax assessment office and
the school district office be com
bined.
| Councilman Darrell Brewington
asked if there had been any meet
ings between the two offices to dis
cuss the merger.
Superintendent of Schools Dr.
Charles Lafferty reported that
there had been one meeting. He
later corrected himself and said he
thought there had been a meeting,
but evidently there had not.
A request by Councilman Brew
ington of Jack Linck, School As
I sessor, as to his views on the
merger drew fire from Lafferty.
Administration Decision
Lafferty informed Brewington
that such a decision would be made
by the administration, and that
Linck would do as the administra
tion directed.
Lafferty then pointed out that
under the school budget, 44 per
cent of school funds would be ob
tained from people outside the City.
Lafferty stated that the 56 per
cent of the budget borne by the
City was too small a proportion.
When the Borough system comes in,
he stated several times, the City j
will find it will have to pay a j
higher percentage.
Mayor Ribar turned his chair over i
to Councilman Tom Roberts so he !
could question Lafferty. The May
or pointed out that according to |
school figures, personal property
inside the City increased $8 million
SATURDAY,
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LAFFERTY SPEAKS — Dr.
Charles Lafferty, School Superin
tendent, is shown here defending
the school system’s request to the
Fairbanks City Council for $1,
078,000 as the City’s share of
school support.
in the last year, while personal
property outside the City increased
only $1.5 million. *T think there’s
something wrong somewhere,” he
added.
Charges Discrimination
Ribar went on to state that he
felt the City residents had been
discriminated against for the past
Alaska Division
Of Lands Slates
First Sale Here
The first sale of state land in the
Fairbanks area will be conducted
this week by the Alaska Division
of Lands. Two sales are planned,
one in Fairbanks to be held on
Thursday, and one in Nenana on
Friday. Both sales are to be by
public auction.
Appraised values have been es
tablished for each of the tracts to
be sold, and these values will serve
as the starting bid for each tract.
Ko bids will be accepted for less
than the appraised value.
The s&le in Fairbanks will be
held at 2:00 p.m. in the Fairbanks
City Hall, 5th and Cushman.
The lands to be disposed of in
clude two tracts approximately 9
miles southeast of Fairbanks on the
Chena River and 12 tracts between
Bradway Road and the Richardson
Highway, approximately 12 miles
southeast of Fairbanks.
The tracts vary from 20 to 110
acres, and minimum appraised val
ues vary from $600 to $3400.
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three years and were paying more
than their share of the school bud
get.
Lafferty again stated that people
outside the City were paying more
than their fair share. He stated that
two-thirds of the City sales tax
comes from people living outside
the City.
Lafferty’s figures were questioned
by Councilman Roberts.
E. I. Baggen stated that as an
outside-the-city-dweller he was pay
ing more taxes than a City resident.
Councilman Wilber Walker point
ed out that this year’s budget is
30 per cent over last year’s bud
get. “Anybody can raise the bud
get,” he said, “what we need is
somebody to cut it.”
14 Mill Share
City Attorney Jackson stated that
the City’s share would come to about
14 mills.
When questioned on the increase,
Lafferty stated that most of the in
crease will be used to pay debt serv
ice on bonds issued to finance new
buildings. He said some would be
used in a 2 per cent increase of all
salaries.
Again the question of the tax of
fice merger came up.
Councilman Roberts asked what
progress had been reached, and was
informed that no meetings had been
held yet, although one was planned.
Reprimands Begin
At this point Councilman Boucher
began to reprimand City Assessor
John Cole, cautioning Cole to leave
personal ideas out of any meetings
with the school assessor. Boucher
said Cole appeared to be a “hun
gry lion ready to pounce on these
under-evaluated properties.” Bouch
er urged Cole to keep an objective
manner in discussing the merger.
Boucher was reprimanded by
Mayor Ribar for reprimanding Cole
in public.
Councilman Brewington stated he
felt the City Manager should keep
City employees in line.
The Resolution fixing the City’s
share of the school budget at $1,
078,000 was locked on a 3-2 vote,
needing four votes to pass. Mayor
Ribar then voted against the resolu
tion, defeating it.
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