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Emporia Board adopts 2025–26 USD 253 budget, approves exceeding revenue‑neutral rate and 33% local operating cap
Summary
The Emporia Board of Education approved the USD 253 operating budget for 2025–26 and two related resolutions — one authorizing an increase above the revenue‑neutral rate and another setting the maximum local operating budget (LOB) percentage at 33% — each by 6‑0 votes after a brief public hearing and staff presentation.
The Emporia Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the USD 253 budget for the 2025–26 school year and approved two related resolutions on the night of the meeting. The board also closed the required public hearings before voting; no members of the public spoke during the hearings.
Board members moved and seconded the motions to approve the budget and the related resolutions. The roll call for the motion to adopt resolution 2025‑8 (authorizing the board to exceed the revenue‑neutral rate to finance the 2025–26 budget) recorded the following votes: Jennifer Thomas, Grant Bridal, Lillian Lincoln Filter, Leslie Veil, Art Gutierrez and Jamie Reber — all “aye.” The motion passed 6‑0.
The board subsequently adopted resolution 2025‑9 to set 33% as the maximum local operating budget (LOB) percentage for the district’s 2025–26 budget and then moved to adopt the full USD 253 2025–26 budget as submitted; both motions passed 6‑0.
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