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Kodiak Island Borough Assembly debates school funding request and whether to phase down vehicle registration tax
Summary
Assembly members reviewed the Kodiak Island Borough School District’s preliminary maximum funding request (about $14.6 million) and debated tradeoffs with borough services and the motor vehicle registration tax; the manager was asked to include the district’s ask in the manager’s budget so the Assembly can deliberate reductions or phased approaches tied to bond payoff schedules.
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly spent the Feb. 12 work session discussing the school district's preliminary funding request and options for altering the motor vehicle registration tax (MVRT).
Borough Manager Patricia Williams reported the school district's maximum allowable request at roughly $14,615,403 and explained the statutory/minimum calculation that yields a required local contribution of about $6,800,000. She noted the district must submit an official request by…
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