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Richfield board certifies maximum preliminary levy for 2025 (payable 2026); final levy set at December hearing
Summary
The school board authorized staff to certify the district’s maximum preliminary levy by the Sept. 30 deadline, a routine step that starts property‑tax notifications; the board will review the final levy and the truth‑in‑taxation presentation at its Dec. 1 meeting.
The Richfield School Board on Sept. 15 authorized the administration to certify the district’s maximum preliminary levy for 2025 (payable 2026), a routine procedural step required by state timelines that triggers taxpayer notices and preserves the district’s options ahead of the Dec. 1 truth‑in‑taxation public hearing.
District staff described the preliminary levy as a maximum certification only and said final levy and tax-rate decisions will return to the board in December. The preliminary calculation submitted to the board showed reductions in some levy categories tied to projected enrollment declines for the 2026–27 school year and noted a modest projected decrease in the district’s technology referendum levy authority because recent property‑value changes and abatements altered the calculation.
"This is a pretty routine process where we authorize the maximum levy," the district finance presenter said, noting additional state calculations and adjustments will occur before the board takes the final vote in December. Board members asked whether the projected enrollment decline (for 2026–27) was the driver for reductions; staff replied that models projecting slight declines year over year are built into levy projections.
The board approved the preliminary certification by voice vote; staff confirmed the formal truth‑in‑taxation presentation and final levy vote will take place at the board’s Dec. 1 meeting.
