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School district representative outlines April 8 ballot levy-transfer proposal during public comment
Summary
A speaker during public comment explained a school district ballot measure on April 8 to transfer 30 cents from debt service to operating levy, describing it as revenue-neutral and intended to fund salaries and benefits.
A speaker identified during public comment as a school-district representative asked the City Council and the public to consider a ballot question on April 8 that would transfer 30 cents of the district’s levy from the debt-service fund to the operating fund.
The speaker said the change is a levy transfer, not a tax increase: the ballot language would increase the operating levy by 30 cents while decreasing the debt service levy by the same amount, leaving the overall levy unchanged. The representative said the district has paid down debt on buildings and buses, freeing capacity in the debt-service levy that the district seeks to move to the operating fund (fund 1) to support salary and benefits intended to retain and recruit staff. The speaker said the measure requires a 50% plus one majority for approval and noted a local advocacy group, Friends for Education, and volunteer leaders who are supporting the campaign.
The speaker left informational flyers on the meeting table and offered to provide yard signs and further information through staff contacts, including Theresa Stocking. The council did not take action on the school-district measure during the meeting; the remarks were recorded as public comment.
