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Dinuba unveils its 2020-2021 budget proposal
MVT Staff Report
The city of Dinuba un- veiled its budget proposal for the 2020-2021 fiscal year in a conference call on June 9.
The budget proposal is focused on continuing to de- liver core public services, maintaining adequate staff- ing levels, while being fis- cally prudent.
“Although, the City of Di- nuba has faced a number of budgetary challenges in re- cent years, the Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget appears to be healthy at this time,” stated assistant city manager Daniel James.
The new fiscal year begins
July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
With expected drop in some revenues such as tran- sient occupancy tax, gas tax, and development related fees, those reductions are built into the proposed fiscal year budget. If all qualified businesses in the city defer their sales tax payments for 12 months as allowed by Gov- ernor Newsom's order, there would be a temporary loss of approximately $500,000 in sales tax. The city is an- ticipating that about half of the businesses will take ad- vantage of the deferral and has anticipated $250,000 be deferred until the next fiscal
year. The city will know in August how much sales taxes were deferred.
However, the city is pro- jecting an increase in sales tax revenues primarily driv- en by strong on-line sales new revenues from out-of-state in- ternet businesses. Revenues from online sales represent approximately 75 percent of total sales tax revenues in the General Fund. The city is fortunate to have the revenue source, but must remain cau- tious should the state legis- lature decide to change how this revenue is disbursed in the future.
City of Dinuba mayor, Kuldip Thusu, said at a time
when other city’s our strug- gling with their deficits due to the pandemic, Dinuba is $1.4 million in the black.
Thusu praised the efforts of the council, staff, adminis- tration and the community.
“Everybody made sacri- fices,” he said.
In terms of the general fund and expenditures, the city proposed $16.6 million and will spend $16.1 million. The expenditures are spread over several departments with the greatest investment of general fund resources in public safety, representing 57 percent of total expenditures. The city remains committed to parks, community, ser-
vices, youth recreation and seniors that are high-priority for the city council.
There is an increase in employee services in the budget that are attributed to the rising costs of retirement plan, Calpers, and in some di- visions, the increase of mini- mum wage from $12 in 2019 to $13 in 2020 and $14 in 2021.
A one-time expense in the proposed 2020-21 fiscal year include the replacement of a much-needed Community Service Officer's truck and the replacement of an HVAC at the Senior Social Hall.
On Tuesday, June 23, the budget proposal will go to a final vote.
Lovell High School holds a virtual graduation ceremony
Orosi man accused
of distributing child
pornography online
MVT Staff Report
Lovell High School held its virtual graduation ceremo- ny June 3 in the Orosi High School gymnasium.
This year's alternative education class consisted of 34 graduates. Speeches were made by Robert Gonzalez, ad- ministrator, and Josefina Tre- vino, learning director. Also speaking were Yolanda Val- dez, Cutler-Orosi Joint Uni- fied School District Superin- tendent; and Tulare County District 4 Supervisor Eddie Valero.
COJUSD board member Sandy Williams was able to make both days of the ar- ranged days to handout di- ploma covers.
This year’s scholarship re- cipients were:
Vanessa Ortiz – Salvador and Ana Hernandez Scholar-
shipJuan Preciado and Britney Vasquez – Community for Youth Scholarship
Jesus Garcia-Banda – Val- ley ROP Wildland Fire Sci- ence Graduate (student is an eligible recipient of paid tuition, books, materials and 200 hours paid internship)
MVT Staff Report
An Orosi man is in custody, accused of distributing child por- nography online.
After a month-long investigation, the Tulare County Sheriff's Of- fice Cyber-Crimes Unit/ Central Valley Internet Crimes Against Chil- dren (ICAC) Task Force arrested 37-year-old Eymes Alexander Cruz- Caceres. Authorities said that additional child porn images and videos were found after deputies ob- tained a search warrant of his home.
Cruz-Caceres cur- rently is being held on a $3.5 million bail at the
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must be put back on if visiting the restroom or snack bar. Visitors must also exit through the rear doors of each theater.
Because new re-
Tulare County Sheriff's Office Pre-Trial Facility.
ABOVE: Camilo Cisneros Nunez was one of 34 graduates from Lovell High School. He is receiving his diploma Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District board member Sandy Williams while Yolanda Val- dez, district superintendent, looks on at right.
LEFT: Ashley Iniguez Espinoza is pictured receiving her diploma cover with COJUSD board member Sandy Williams.
is asked to contact Detective Christo- pher Franks at the Tu- lare County Sheriff's Office Cyber-Crimes Unit, (559) 687-7021. You also can call 24 hours a day at (559) 733-6218, or anony- mously, by accessing the TipNow page at tcso@tipnow.com or call (559) 725-4194.
leases are on hold, the theater is currently playing classics such as ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
On Friday, June 22, the theater will also begin showing the chil- dren’s classic ‘Willy Wonka and the Choco- late Factory.”
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to the teachers, counsel- ors and vice principals. He noted parent involve- ment in their students education was also a key. Nearly 600 parents
graduated from the Par- ent Institute for Quality Education, according to Vaca. PIQUE allows par- ents to get involved with their students educa- tion by attending a nine week program where they learn various top-
ics from understanding high school systems to discussing higher edu- cation programs.
In closing, Vaca said the decision to leave OHS was not easy but adds, “I know they will continue to thrive.”
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