Ogden school board adopts final 2024–25 budget and tentative 2025–26 budget; sets certified tax rate

The Ogden City School District Board of Education on June 19 approved the district's final legal budget for fiscal year 2024–25 and adopted a tentative budget for fiscal year 2025–26, including a decision to keep the district's certified tax rate at the option presented by staff.

Board members opened and closed a public hearing on the budgets before voting. The board approved the final legal FY25 budget and then, after discussion of fund balance levels and tax-levy options, adopted the tentative FY26 budget and chose the certified tax rate option presented by district staff. The motion to adopt the FY26 tentative budget and certified tax rate was made by Board member Peterson and seconded by Board member Bridal; the motion passed after a roll-call-style confirmation of ayes.

Why it matters: the board's decisions set how much revenue the district plans to take in from local property taxes and how it will allocate revenues across operating, capital and other funds. Board members and staff framed the vote as necessary to keep the district solvent while continuing investments in…