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Trustees debate timing of voter-approval tax-rate election; many favor completing efficiency review and budget work first
Summary
Trustees debated whether to pursue a voter-approval tax-rate election (VADER) but stopped short of setting a date, directing administration to commission an efficiency review and provide budget and consolidation scenarios first.
At the June 5 meeting trustees considered whether to pursue a voter‑approval tax‑rate election (VADER) to access additional pennies on the tax rate. Miss Ayala briefed the board on the process and timetable for an efficiency audit that must be posted for an election: "VADER stands for voter approval tax rate election. And so what I'm looking for here is direction from the trustees... I have to contract the auditor to conduct the efficiency audit by June 16 so that they'll have, about 4…
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