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Kanawha County Board of Education approves tax levy rates for school and library funds
Summary
At a statutory session, the Kanawha County Board of Education approved tax levy rates to fund the district's current expense budget and the public library excess levy fund. The school levy passed 4-0; the library excess levy passed 5-0 after one member rejoined the meeting.
The Kanawha County Board of Education approved tax levy rates needed to fund the district's current expense budget and the county public library excess levy fund during a statutory session.
The school levy motion set the regular tax levy and associated excess levies by property class and passed 4-0. The board later approved separate rates for the public library excess levy fund in a second motion that passed 5-0 after a member rejoined the meeting by phone.
Why it matters: The levies set per-property-class charges that raise local revenue for school operations and the county public library. Board approval at the statutory session finalizes the district's request for those local tax rates.
For the current expense budget, the board recorded the following rates in its motion: Class 1 regular tax levy $19.40 and excess levy $21.91; Class 2 regular tax levy $38.80 and excess levy $43.82; Class 3 regular tax levy $77.60 and excess levy $87.64; Class 4 regular tax levy $77.60 and excess levy $87.64. The motion was moved and seconded and carried 4 to 0 on a roll call vote.
For the public library excess levy fund, the board approved the following rates: Class 1 $1.04; Class 2 $2.08; Class 3 $4.16; Class 4 $4.16. That motion was moved and seconded and carried 5 to 0 on a roll call vote after board member Kate White rejoined the meeting following earlier technical problems.
Board procedure and attendance: The roll call votes were read aloud by a staff caller. During the first levy vote, Kate White was not on the line and did not vote; the board announced the motion carried 4 to 0. Kate White later rejoined by phone, and she voted aye on the library levy. The board chair called for no further discussion on both motions before the roll calls.
The board noted no further agenda items. The board's next regular session was stated as Thursday, April 17, at 5:00 p.m. in the Central Office.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of tax levy rates to fund the current expense budget: Passed 4-0 (Kate White absent for the vote). Recorded rates: Class 1 regular $19.40 / excess $21.91; Class 2 regular $38.80 / excess $43.82; Class 3 regular $77.60 / excess $87.64; Class 4 regular $77.60 / excess $87.64. - Approval of tax levy rates for the public library excess levy fund: Passed 5-0. Recorded rates: Class 1 $1.04; Class 2 $2.08; Class 3 $4.16; Class 4 $4.16.
No additional discussion, amendments, or formal objections were recorded in the transcript excerpt for either motion. The board adjourned following the votes.
