Sidney Public Schools set 2016-17 budget

Sidney Public Schools (SPS) Board of Education held its monthly meeting Monday, approving 2016-17 school budget.

Sidney Superintendent Jay Ehler said Sidney’s fiscal year spans from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. Ehler said he and the SPS business manager spent quite a bit of time in July and early August composing the budget for the year.

The budget was then reviewed and worked on with the aid of the board’s finance committee, which is comprised of three of the six school board members.

Ehler said SPS receives its tax valuations around August 20 from the Cheyenne County clerk. The valuations take the co...