By ROWENA PLETT

Staff writer

Centre board of education will have a public hearing on the 2019-20 proposed school budget at 6:45 p.m. Monday in the band room.

The proposed tax rate for Centre school district is .8 less than the previous year. However, total assessed valuation has increased by $1,093,692 for the general fund and $1,081,609 for capital outlay.

The budget, if approved, will allow the board to spend $84,960 more than the past year. Total general fund spending authority is $3,220,395, with a supplemental authority of $729,928 from the local option.