School board approves resolution to proceed with emergency levy renewal

The school board voted to approve Resolution 25-014 to proceed with an emergency levy renewal, keeping the levydollar amount at $10,638,795, the boardTreasurer said during the meeting.

The Treasurer told the board the levy was originally passed in February 2011 at 13.95 mills and that the county auditor has certified that, if placed on the ballot now, it would be collected at approximately 5.72 mills. "This is the emergency levy that we've originally passed in 02/2011. It's the same emergency levy that we've had. It's the exact same dollar amount that it was in 02/2011. It's 6 or $10,638,795," the Treasurer said. The Treasurer later said the levy provides roughly 17% of the district's revenue and that the rollback or tax-reduction mechanisms reduce the millage rate collected while preserving the levydollar amount.

Board members asked for the motion and approved it by roll call. Mr. Seibert moved to approve Resolution 25-014; the motion was seconded and carried with the members present voting yes. The Treasurer also described credits that apply to some property owners and noted uncertainties about future actions at the state level that could affect timing and collection. "So there's a lot of what ifs," the Treasurer said.

The board did not provide a date for any ballot placement during the portion of the meeting recorded in the transcript. No additional statutory citations or ordinance texts were presented at the meeting beyond the resolution number referenced by the Treasurer.

Note: direct figures and program names are drawn from the Treasurer's presentation in the meeting transcript; details not stated in the record (for example, a specific ballot date) were not asserted here.