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Board discusses extending 2015 operating levy and options for additional referendum funding
Summary
Board members debated whether to use board authority to extend the district’s 2015 operating levy, and whether to place a multi‑question referendum on the ballot asking for additional operating revenue (models examined: $4M, $6M, $8M). Several board members urged prompt action before June 15; no binding referendum resolution was adopted May 12.
Farmington Public School District trustees spent substantial time May 12 reviewing financial models for extending the district’s existing 2015 operating levy and for asking voters for additional operating revenue.
Administration presented budget models showing that if the board does not act to extend the 2015 levy, the district would face an approximately $2.9 million deficit in 2025–26 that would jump to roughly $8.7 million the next year. Options presented for an additional voter‑approved operating referendum included roughly $4 million, $6 million or $8…
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