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Garden City School Board approves 2025–26 budget and resolutions to exceed revenue-neutral rate and set LOB percentage
Summary
The Garden City Board of Education voted to adopt a $49.94 mill levy proposal, approve a local option budget percentage and adopt the 2025–26 district budget, authorizing the district to exceed the revenue-neutral tax rate; board members cited declining enrollment and personnel costs as drivers.
The Garden City Board of Education voted Monday to adopt resolutions allowing the district to exceed the revenue-neutral tax rate, to set a local option budget percentage, and to approve the 2025–26 district budget.
Jessica Nothern, chief financial officer, presented the revenue information and the proposed mill levy, saying the proposed combined mill levy is 49.94 mills and that the revenue-neutral rate was 48.203 mills. She said the proposal would generate about $956,000 in additional revenue overall, of which about $169,000 would be a burden to local taxpayers; she also said general-fund revenue would increase by $557,000, capital outlay by $230,000, and the local-option budget (LOB) by $26,000, while bond-and-interest receipts would decline by about $72,000.
The board approved the resolution to exceed the revenue-neutral rate by roll call vote. Board member Perez moved adoption of the resolution;…
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