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Monticello board approves preliminary levy, readies operating referendum for Nov. 4
Summary
The Monticello School Board on Sept. 22 certified a preliminary property tax levy to the maximum and heard staff briefings on an operating referendum to appear on the Nov. 4 ballot; district leaders outlined timeline, estimated tax impacts and potential budget cuts if voters reject the measure.
The Monticello School Board voted Sept. 22 to certify its preliminary property tax levy to the maximum while staff prepared an operating referendum for the Nov. 4 ballot.
Director of Business Services Tina Burkholder told the board the district's preliminary levy is “going down 2%, $328,000 overall,” but said some cost lines — including unemployment insurance and retiree benefits — are rising. Burkholder and their financial adviser, Ehlers, walked the board through an operating referendum question that would replace a $775-per-pupil levy with $1,550 per pupil and described how that change would flow to taxpayers and the district's budget.
The board was briefed on schedule and…
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