Board signals support for a $1.25 levy renewal; resolution to come in November

Summary

Board members informally agreed to pursue a four-year levy renewal and said they were comfortable asking voters for $1.25 per $1,000 of assessed value. Staff will draft a formal resolution for the November meeting. Members said the levy revenue would support insurance, technology, student programs and safety measures.

Quincy School District board members discussed a proposed four-year levy renewal during the Oct. 28 meeting and indicated they were comfortable asking voters for a levy rate in the $1.20–$1.25 per $1,000 of assessed value range, with a preference among several members to request $1.25. Staff will prepare a formal resolution and bring it to the board for approval at the November meeting.

Board members and staff described the levy as necessary to cover rising costs, including insurance and maintenance-of-effort allocations that have previously been supported by levy dollars. Finance-related staff noted the district’s insurance obligations and other fixed costs that the levy helps fund, and members discussed the risk of setting a rate too low and having to seek larger increases in future cycles. The board emphasized that the levy would continue to fund technology and safety programs that the district relies on.

No formal levy resolution or vote was taken at the Oct. 28 meeting; staff will return with a resolution and the formal dollar amount for the November meeting’s agenda.