Warren City board adopts 2026 tax rates and approves routine financial and personnel items
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The board approved the 2026 tax‑rates resolution and multiple consent items including December financial statements, co‑curricular budgets, grant acceptances, contract approvals and a lengthy list of donated gifts; motions were moved, seconded and passed by roll call.
At its regular meeting the Warren City Board of Education approved a package of routine fiscal and personnel items and adopted the calendar‑year 2026 tax‑rates resolution.
Board members voted to approve the December 2025 financial statement and short‑term investments, adopt co‑curricular budget purpose statements for the 02/2526 period, accept and appropriate listed grants, and authorize routine agreements, contracts and leases. The meeting record shows roll calls for each consent item and the board chair declared the motions carried.
On the tax rates, the treasurer had explained that overall property valuations edged down slightly (from about $422.8 million to $420.7 million) driven mainly by reductions in class 2 (commercial/industrial) valuation and a modest increase in public utility valuation; the board then approved the tax‑rates resolution for 2026 as submitted.
The board also approved a detailed list of gifts and donations from churches, foundations and individuals — including cash donations, clothing, food and program support — and accepted personnel and tuition reimbursement items listed on the agenda. Roll calls were recorded for the acceptance of gifts and for personnel recommendations.
Several items were approved with unanimous or broadly affirmative roll calls recorded in the transcript; a single abstention was recorded on one contracts/leases consent item. The board concluded public business and recessed to executive session later in the meeting.