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Granite Board: Tax rate not certified, district faces $14.5M operating and $3.2M capital shortfall
Summary
Officials told the Board of Education the state tax commission declined to certify the district—s proposed rate because the tax hearing agenda was not published separately, creating a one-year gap of about $14.5 million in operations and $3.2 million in capital; administrators proposed a mix of reserves, hiring freezes and project delays to bridge the gap.
Granite School District officials told the Board of Education on Nov. 18 that the state tax commission did not certify the district—s proposed tax rate after finding a procedural deficiency, producing an estimated one-year shortfall of $14,500,000 in operating revenue and $3,200,000 on the capital side.
Todd Hubbard, who led the presentation, said the commission—s letter (dated Sept. 17) found the district failed to publish the tax hearing as a separate, standalone agenda item from the regular board meeting. "Because their authority changed, they could not certify unless all provisions had been adhered to," he said, adding the certified rate reverted to the county auditor—s pre-hearing rate.
The board does not lose the ability to pursue a rate change in future tax cycles, Hubbard said, but the immediate effect is a…
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