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Chandler Unified superintendent recommends renewal of 15% maintenance and operations override; board presented with timeline and cost estimate
Summary
Superintendent Frank Narducci recommended the governing board adopt a resolution to order a 15% maintenance and operations (M&O) override election, identifying an approximate annual amount of $45,745,513 and saying the renewal would require voter approval and a scheduled election timeline.
Superintendent Frank Narducci recommended the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board adopt a resolution to order a 15% maintenance and operations (M&O) override election to continue current funding levels.
"Tonight, we're recommending, for you to adopt a resolution ordering all matters necessary for a 15% maintenance and operations budget override election to be held on 11/04/2025," Narducci said. He told the board the district currently operates under a 15% M&O override and that, "By law, the last year of fully funding this override is fiscal year 26‑27."
Narducci said a renewal would "replace" the current override rather than stack on top of it and described the override's uses: funding safety personnel and initiatives at district schools, maintaining competitive class sizes, supporting teacher pay, and preserving specialized programs, instructional materials and enhanced technology. Staff estimated the approximate amount at $45,745,513.
He described the typical local practice and timeline: although an override can be valid for up to seven years, it is commonly presented to voters earlier. "If we were to approve this one, it would start in February, and it is actually good for 7 years, but it's only fully funded for 5 years," he said, noting the district often schedules renewals on a four-year cycle so that, if voters reject a renewal, a subsequent campaign can follow quickly.
District staff also described advisory and citizens override committee outreach. Narducci said the district convened business, parent and staff advisory groups and that the citizens override committee recommended proceeding in year four of the current cycle. He reported that, in one committee meeting, 20 voting members were in full favor of continuing the override.
No formal board vote to call the election was recorded in the provided transcript; staff presented the recommendation and answered board members' questions.
If the board chooses to place the measure on a ballot, staff will return with draft resolution language and timelines required to order the election.
