At a special work session on Monday, the Garfield Heights City School District board approved Resolution 25 20 25-408 accepting updated tax rates as presented and adjourned the meeting at 6:03 p.m. The board voted by roll call after staff said the county earlier supplied corrected rates and required submission by Nov. 26.

The action came after an unidentified district official explained that the county had not certified the district’s renewal levy when the board passed it Nov. 4 and that the county provided new tax-rate figures late on Friday. "They sent us new tax rates. They said they have to get them in by November 26," the official said, adding that the revised numbers include the renewed emergency levy and apologizing for the short notice.

Board members moved and seconded the motions on the agenda and the resolution. The motion to adopt the evening’s agenda was moved by Missus Daniels and seconded by Miss Cox and was approved by roll call. The motion to approve the tax-rate resolution was moved by Miss Cox and seconded by Miss Morrison. Roll call on the resolution recorded affirmative votes from Missus Daniels, Miss Cox, Miss Morrison and Doctor King; Miss Thomas did not record a vote in the transcript. The meeting concluded after a motion by Miss Cox, seconded by Missus Daniels, to adjourn at 6:03 p.m., which passed by roll call.

The board did not expand on the substance of the tax-rate changes during the meeting beyond the staff explanation that the county-provided rates were required for on-time submission; no public comment was recorded in the transcript. The district did not state specific dollar impacts or property-tax rate figures during the meeting; those figures were described only as "new tax rates" provided by the county.