The Auburn School Committee will send its $67 million school budget proposal to the City Council after unanimously approving it at a special meeting Wednesday night. 

The budget is a 4.4% increase over this year’s $64.5 million spending plan.

To fund it, the city will need to raise $21.1 million, an increase of 1% to taxpayers, and the state will contribute around $42.8 million, with the remainder coming from other revenue sources.

Superintendent Susan Dorris started the budget process with a proposed budget 8% more than the current year. The increases were primarily from transportation, health insurance and special education costs. 

The City Council requested a $500,000 cut. Help then came from two unexpected revenue sources: passage of the governor’s supplemental budget that included more state funds and health insurance costs coming in lower than expected. 

“The budget continues to support students while addressing key cost drivers and maintaining long-term financial stability for the district,” Dorris said at the meeting Wednesday. 

The budget received unanimous support from the committee and a few members thanked Dorris for her work on it.

The City Council will vote on the budget Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers at Auburn Hall, 60 Court St. If the council passes the budget, the public will vote on it June 9.