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Whitnall board adopts 2025–26 budget, approves tax levy and several routine purchases
Summary
After updated Department of Revenue and DPI figures, the Whitnall School Board approved the 2025–26 adopted budget and a tax levy, and voted to purchase a robotic floor scrubber and approve consent agenda items including a $500 donation. Trustees heard budget details on equalized value, state aid, and rising private-school voucher costs.
The Whitnall School Board approved its 2025–26 adopted budget and tax levy and carried several related motions during a meeting that included a detailed budget presentation after final Department of Revenue and DPI numbers were received.
Board members voted to approve the district—s final 2025–26 budget after a presentation from district finance staff that noted equalized value returned at 4.7% (slightly higher than the earlier 4.4% projection), an increase in private-school voucher payments to about $773,000, approximately $264,000 more in state aid than initially projected, and roughly $82,000 more in the district—s revenue limit than earlier estimates. The presenter said the combination of those factors allowed the district to lower the tax levy by about $181,000 from the earlier projection and reduced the mill rate from an initial projection; the slide shown in the presentation reported a $7.33 mill rate, with a later correction discussed to a $7.42 figure that the presenter said would be fixed before public posting.
The board approved the budget and the tax levy by voice votes; the transcript records motion, second and the chair asking for "All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Seeing none," but no roll-call vote tallies or individual member votes were recorded in the minutes. The meeting record therefore shows the actions carried by voice vote with no itemized vote record provided.
In separate action, trustees approved the purchase of a robotic floor scrubber that had been presented at a prior meeting. The consent agenda was also approved, including approval of minutes, school safety drills, vouchers payable and ECCP requests; the board pulled item 4a (gifts and donations) for separate consideration, then voted to accept a $500 donation of tools from Wausau Supply of Kenosha intended for high school construction course students.
District staff and trustees described how the voucher payments affect local tax collections: state-directed voucher payments are collected through the state process and do not deliver a local revenue benefit, the presenter said. Board members asked clarifying questions during the budget presentation and one trustee caught a mill-rate slide discrepancy that the presenter acknowledged would be corrected before publishing.
The board heard routine reports after the votes, including PTO, Music Boosters and Parks & Rec updates and a superintendent—s report highlighting student recognitions and district events.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda adoption: approved by voice vote (motion made and seconded); no roll-call tally recorded. - Consent items B–G (minutes, drills, vouchers, ECCP requests): approved by voice vote. - Consent item 4a (gifts and donations): Wausau Supply of Kenosha donation of $500 accepted; approved by voice vote. - Action 5a (purchase of robotic floor scrubber): approved by voice vote. - Action 5b (2025–26 adopted budget): approved by voice vote after presentation. - Action 5c (2025–26 tax levy): approved by voice vote.
All recorded approvals in the transcript were carried by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call vote record or per-member tallies.
