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Finance committee recommends converting expiring levies to permanent capital levy; board to decide whether to put measure on ballot
Summary
A finance committee recommended placing a ballot measure to convert expiring Prop A and debt service levies into a permanent levy dedicated to recurring capital needs; the committee advised restrictions on eligible uses and outlined timelines for ballot placement.
Members of the Mehlville R-IX finance committee on April 10 recommended placing a measure on the ballot to convert two expiring levies'1 Prop A (temporary capital levy) and a debt service levy'1 into a permanent operating levy restricted to recurring capital needs.
The committee estimated the two levies combine to about 5.66 cents, producing roughly $1.4 million annually. Committee chair Mark Hinson said the district's predictable annual capital needs (roof replacement, transportation vehicles,…
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