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Madison board adopts $668 million 2025–26 budget and certifies $478.6 million tax levy amid public testimony
Summary
The Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education voted Oct. 27 to adopt the 2025–26 budget and certify the all-funds tax levy after public testimony and staff presentations.
The Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education voted Oct. 27 to adopt the 2025–26 budget and to certify the all-funds tax levy after public testimony and a budget presentation by district staff.
The board approved the budget as presented, which lists total revenues for all funds, net of interfund transfers, of $668,028,341 and total expenditures of $678,137,958. The board also certified a total all-funds tax levy of $478,618,790; the levy includes $403,057,004 for the general fund and $49,797,206 for referendum-approved debt service tied to the voter-approved facility referendum.
During a line-by-line discussion finance staff said the $81.1 million increase in…
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