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Board discussion: superintendent proposes 1.67% tax levy; trustees debate deeper line-by-line review
Summary
Superintendent Mary Fox Alder presented the proposed 2025–26 budget and told the board the district will seek a 1.67% tax levy. Trustees debated whether to undertake a deeper line-by-line review of nonstatutory items, memberships and contracts to free funds for priorities.
Superintendent Mary Fox Alder and Assistant Superintendent Alita told trustees the recommended 2025–26 budget remains the same as previously presented and the board is expected to adopt the budget at the next meeting. Alita said the state budget had not yet finalized components that might affect the district and that the district’s proposed tax levy is 1.67 percent.
Board members commended administration’s work but disagreed about the level of board scrutiny appropriate for the spending plan. Several…
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