Jordan board certifies 2025 payable 2026 levy; total proposed levy falls slightly

Jordan Public School District finance staff presented the district’s Truth-in-Taxation review and recommended certification of a total levy of $8,130,347.75 for taxes payable in 2026; the board approved the recommendation at its Dec. 8 meeting.

Miss Heaperman (finance presentation) explained statutory meeting requirements and walked the board through fund-by-fund budget details for fiscal year 2026. The presentation noted the district’s funding mix (state aid, local property taxes and fees, federal grants) and that, under the proposed levy, the total property tax levy for payable 2026 would be $8,130,347.75 — about a 0.34% decrease from the prior certified levy. Heaperman also explained levy components: a proposed general fund operating levy, a community service fund levy, and a $5,080,000 debt-service levy (of which an estimated $303,000 will be paid by the state via the agricultural-to-school credit).

Presentation slides included estimated impacts to a sample homeowner and scenarios showing how value changes shift tax burden between taxpayers; presenters emphasized that actual property-tax outcomes depend on individual property valuation changes set by county assessors. The board moved to certify the recommended levy amount; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Miss Heaperman also referenced the Truth-in-Taxation meeting statutory window during her presentation. The district will submit the certified levy to the county auditor and the Minnesota Department of Education as required.