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MATC District
Board Sets Property Tax Levy for 2000-2001; Receives Indoor Air Quality
Report; Approves Development of New Associate Degree in Animation
At its October 11 meeting, the Madison Area Technical College (MATC) District
Board voted to levy a combined operations and debt service property tax
levy of $56,022,637. The board established a mill rate of 1.46680, a decrease
of .84% from last yearŐs mill rate of 1.47929. For each $100,000 of value,
property owners will pay approximately $146.68, or $1.25 less than last
year, to support MATC.
The total MATC budget
for the 2000-2001 academic year, which was approved by the board in June,
is $121.9 million. The board finalizes the mill rate each October based
on actual equalized property valuation assessments. Property taxes fund
less than one-half of the total budget of the college. Other funding sources
include state aids, student tuition and fees, and federal funds. The college
serves 1 in 12 district residents each year, and offers more than 100
educational programs.
The 2000-2001 budget
will allow the college to maintain programs and services to meet district
needs and to improve the technology infrastructure and facilities maintenance
of the district through enhanced capital projects funding.
In other business,
John Hausbeck of the City of Madison Public Health Department reported
the results of a study conducted to investigate health concerns at the
MATC Truax campus. Mr. Hausbeck stated that overall the study indicated
a lack of building-wide health problems at Truax. However, the study did
find that reported incidence levels for migraine and sinus infection were
significantly higher at Truax than in comparable populations.
Mr. Hausbeck recommended
MATC should pursue further studies to determine if there is a cause and
effect relationship between development of migraine and sinus infection
and the indoor environment at Truax; continue to correct problems identified
by its engineering consultants and through its work with National Jewish
Medical and Research Center and the National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH); and continue to improve communications related
to indoor air quality concerns and activities.
The board also approved
the development of a new associate in applied arts degree program in animation.
The program will provide training in traditional and digital presentation
and graphics manipulation that is in high demand in this growing field.
The board also reviewed the discontinuance of the collegeŐs associate
degree program in insurance services. The program is being discontinued
due to a lack of need today to earn this type of degree in order to enter
the insurance field.
In addition, the board
authorized capital projects borrowing for construction and building remodeling
projects it had previously approved. It also authorized MATC staff to
respond to a request from the City of Reedsburg to negotiate the sale
of two acres of land as a potential site for the cityŐs new public safety
building. The board also received a monitoring report on the collegeŐs
strategic initiative related to becoming a values-based organization.
MATC is one of the
largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System's 16 colleges. It provides
a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and science, adult
basic education and life enrichment studies and activities, as well as
customized employee training. MATC provides training in more than 100
career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas and
certificates, and offers non-degree courses. The college serves all or
parts of 12 counties located in southcentral Wisconsin and offers instruction
through five campuses and various other locations throughout the district.
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Modified: November 21, 2000
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