Weber School District board approves 5.64% tax increase after truth-in-taxation hearing

Weber County ' The Weber School District Board of Education voted to raise local property taxes by 5.64% for tax year 2025, approving a recommended adjustment that increases the district's board and voted levies to a combined 18.2 tax increments and is projected to raise $9,722,950.

Brock Mitchell, the district's business administrator, presented the recommendation at a truth-in-taxation public hearing and described how the proposal would change the district's levies. "The recommendation we'll make to the board is to increase 4 tax increments above the certified rate to 18.2 tax increments," Mitchell said, adding that the change "results in a 5.64% tax increase" and equates to about $46.83 a year for the average household.

Why it matters: the board's move is intended to capture more state-guaranteed funding under the state's WPU (Weighted Pupil Unit) formula and the recent changes to the hold-harmless provisions in state law. Superintendent Butters told the board that failing to claim available state funds could mean long-term reductions in district resources. "If we fail to meet the minimum local effort required by the state... we forfeit significant funding," he said, urging the board to consider student…