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Lincoln Public Schools board adopts 2025–26 budget, tax request and multiple policies in unanimous vote
Summary
At its Sept. 23 meeting the board approved the district’s 2025–26 budget and tax request, several policy updates, a lighting project and additional items; all recorded votes approved the motions presented.
The Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education approved the district’s 2025–26 budget and tax request and adopted several policies and capital items during its Sept. 23, 2025 meeting. Board roll calls recorded unanimous affirmative votes on the actions presented during second reading and consent.
Key outcomes at a glance:
- Budget adoption (Agenda item 10.1.0.1): Board motion to adopt the 2025–26 LPS budget was made and seconded; roll call recorded all voting members as "yes."
- 2025–26 tax request (Agenda item 10.1.0.2): Motion passed by roll call vote recorded as "yes" from each voting member.
- Policy 3760 — Safe driving record standards (Agenda item 10.1.0.3): Approved by roll call vote.
- Northwest Activities Complex baseball field lighting project (Agenda item 10.1.0.4): Motion to approve the lighting project passed by roll call vote.
- Policy 4000 series (human resources) updates (Agenda item 10.1.0.5): Motion to approve passed by roll call.
- Consent agenda and other routine items: Trustees approved the consent agenda earlier in the meeting; roll call showed affirmative votes for the items on that list.
Voting record and procedure: The meeting transcript records each motion on the floor, a request for second when applicable, and individual roll calls in which April (the board clerk) called each member’s name and recorded their vote as "yes." The transcript does not record any "no," "abstain," or "recused" votes for the items described above.
What it means: The approvals finalize the district’s spending plan and property‑tax request for fiscal year 2025–26 and clear several policy and capital decisions. Details of each adopted policy, the full budget document and the tax request are published in the board packet and on the district website.
Speakers and attribution: The motions as stated in the meeting are recorded in the transcript; in several instances the individual who voiced the motion or the second is not named in the transcript excerpt. Roll calls list board members by name and record their affirmative votes during each item’s final action.
