City has provided funding for schools beyond sales

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

ty taxes are collected between October and December through the Tallapoosa County Revenue Commissioner’s Office. Sales taxes levied by the Tallapoosa County Commission go to the Alexander City Board of Education. But the City of Alexander City provides more. The extra alloca-

The school system paid those utilities to the city.

$270,000 last year for wha is listed as subsidies to

“We use that toward maintenance and maintain ing facilities,” Lankford said. “We have spent $397,000 in that area this year.”

The council provided $360,000 to go toward fine arts program staff.

“It allows us to have a music and arts teacher at every school,” Lankford said.

The total cost of staff fo music and arts teachers las