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Fulton郡學校學校系統發布聲明

現在的問題：今年夏天，富爾頓縣委員會決定將2016年度重估住宅物業稅收摘要部分凍結。由於富爾頓縣委員會的決定引起的初步拖延，富爾頓縣稅務評估員不得不重新計算財產評估，財產通知不得不重新發起，將典型過程推遲了兩個多月。這意味著FCS沒有收到預期的收入來完全資助我們的預算。

我們現在不知道收入延遲的程度，直到上周，喬治亞州稅收局不批准富爾頓縣的稅收。我們立即魚富爾頓縣政府和亞特蘭大公立學校合作通過徵稅令（TCO）尋求法律援助。法官將在星期五審查此事。

當務之急是：這是個艱難時期，我們必須有些優先考慮的工作。在今年剩餘的時間，由於我們已經啟動了財務限制，我們今後兩個月的重點將是： 盡我們所能保障我們學生的日常安全和爭取到資金來兌現現有員工的報酬。

我們的今後的計劃還包括必要的收緊和節約成本的措施，我們將在1月份立即採取行動改善財務狀況。

計劃如下：

1. 將12月20日的薪資轉移到2017年12月29日
2. 全區凍結僱用
3. 凍結消費，除了與安全和保安相關的項目，聯邦法規以及燃油和公用設施
4. 暫停使用系統外旅行，包括工作人員會議
5. 實施一個審查學生實地考察以限制區域費用的過程

最後，我們提出法庭請求，要求法官命令富爾頓稅務專員發送稅單。重要的是，這種情況是富爾頓縣委員會決定的直接結果。 感謝您了解我們目前面臨的困境。當我們收到信息時，我們將繼續保持更新。

Our school system finds itself in a temporary but dramatic financial shortfall through no fault of our own.

THE PROBLEM: Earlier this summer, the Fulton County Commission decided to freeze a portion of the tax digest for reassessed residential properties at 2016 levels. Because of the initial delay caused by the decision of the Fulton County Commission, the Fulton County Tax Assessor had to recalculate property assessments, and property notices had to be resent, delaying the typical process by more than two months.  This means that FCS is not receiving the expected revenue to fund our budget fully.

We did not know the extent of the delay in revenue until last week when the Georgia Department of Revenue did not approve Fulton County』s tax bills.  We immediately worked to join Fulton County Government and Atlanta Public Schools in seeking legal relief to this situation through a Tax Collection Order (TCO). A judge will review the matter on Friday.

THE PRIORITY: When times are tough, we must prioritize. For the remainder of this calendar year, due to the financial constraint we have been put in, our focus will be:
•       The daily safety and security of our students
•       To do everything we can to honor our current employees with the compensation they earned

THE PLAN: Our plan of action also includes necessary belt-tightening and cost-saving measures we will all take immediate action to improve our financial picture through January.  They are as follows:
•       Move December 20 payroll to December 29, 2017
•       Freeze hiring district-wide
•       Freeze spending, except items related to safety and security, federal compliance, and fuel and utilities
•       Place moratorium on out-of-system travel, including conferences for staff
•       Implement a process to review student field trips to limit district costs

Finally, we have filed a court petition asking a judge to order the Fulton Tax Commissioner to send tax bills.  It is important to reiterate that this situation is the direct result of decisions by Fulton County Board of Commissioners.

Thank you for understanding the current dilemma we face. As we receive information, we will continue to keep you updated.