Board adopts 5.29 millage and final budget resolution 2704

Sep 15, 2026

At its second public hearing the board adopted the final millage (5.29 total: RLE 3.042, discretionary 0.748, capital 1.5) and passed resolution 2704 to approve the final budget after a presentation on collections and fund-balance projections.

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Miss Lake presented the final millage and budget in the second and final public hearing, explaining the components of the total 5.29 millage (state required RLE 3.042; discretionary operating 0.748; capital outlay 1.5). She described the all‑funds budget (~$119.1 million), general fund expenditures (~$67 million), projected unweighted FTE (5,206.28) and an estimated 14% ending fund balance, noting an operating deficit of just over $1.17 million that the budget offsets using portions of the fund balance.

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