HUNTSVILLE, Ark. — At its Oct. 7 meeting the Huntsville School District board moved to adopt the district’s proposed budget and tax levy language for fiscal year 2027–28 and to publish the required notice and sample ballot language, a legally required step prior to the election process.

The superintendent presented the recommended motion for the board to adopt the attached proposed budget of expenditures and tax levies and include a related sample ballot for publication. A board member made the motion; another member seconded, and the chair called for the vote.

During discussion, the superintendent and board members emphasized that the ballot language represents the same millage the district currently levies and is not an increase. “It says on the ballot that this is the same millage and not already increased, but we need to make sure everybody in the paper also understands that it’s not an increase,” one board member said.

The transcript records the motion being moved and seconded and the chair asking “All in favor?” The excerpt provided does not contain roll-call votes or individual board vote tallies in the record.

Board members discussed the continued requirement under Arkansas law to publish the proposed levy and sample ballot even when the levy is unchanged; a board member described the statutory notice as a long-standing state practice. The superintendent said the district will publish the notice and proceed with the election timeline.