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Board certifies preliminary levy at maximum to preserve flexibility amid MDE timing delays
Summary
Trustees approved certifying the 2025 payable‑2026 preliminary levy at the maximum to allow staff time to finalize MDE calculations; district staff estimated the district portion could rise between 2.5% and 4.5% but final details will return to the board at the Dec. 16 truth‑in‑taxation hearing.
Osseo Area Schools on Sept. 23 approved certifying the 2025 payable‑2026 preliminary levy at the maximum allowable amount, a procedural step the district uses to preserve flexibility while state calculations are finalized. John Morstead, executive director of finance and operations, said the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is still completing certain levy calculations because of staff capacity and timing issues at the agency.
The nut graf: because MDE’s final adjustments were not yet available, the board authorized…
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