Article: HANNIBAL TO MAKE BUDGET PLAN TODAY; SCHOOL BOARD MUST CUT PROGRAMS AND JOBS OR GO WITH A CONTINGENCY BUDGET.(Local)

Byline: Fred A. Mohr Staff writer

Three weeks after Hannibal voters overwhelmingly defeated a school budget that would have raised taxes by almost 41percent, the board faces a difficult decision at tonight's meeting.

It can cut more programs and staff and submit another, even leaner budget to voters than the $21.5 million plan that eliminated a dozen teaching and administrative positions. There's still time to hold another public vote, which must be advertised and scheduled within 14 days, said Superintendent Michael DiFabio.

Or, it can cut another $284,000 and adopt what's known as a contingency budget, based on a state formula that allows ...

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