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Lawrence USD 497 board approves publishing maximum 2025-26 budget authority, schedules Sept. 8 hearings
Summary
The USD 497 Board of Education voted 6-0 to publish maximum mill levies and budget authorities for the 2025-26 school year and set two public hearings for Sept. 8: a revenue-neutral-rate hearing at 6:00 p.m. and the budget hearing at 6:05 p.m.
The USD 497 Board of Education voted 6-0 on Aug. 11 to approve publishing the district’s maximum mill levies and budget authorities for the 2025-26 fiscal year and to schedule hearings for Monday, Sept. 8, to consider (1) exceeding the revenue-neutral rate and (2) adopting the budget maximums.
Board President Gordon Ross said the action is not the final budget adoption but a routine step that sets the district’s maximum legal spending authority and preserves flexibility while state enrollment and final aid calculations are completed. "The mill rates you see tonight are the maximum we can set. They can go down from here but cannot go up without starting the process over again," Ross said.
Executive Director of Finance Cindy Frick presented the figures the board approved for publication. She noted a $5,615 base aid per pupil for the general fund in…
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