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Springfield R‑XII board holds tax‑rate hearing and adopts 2025 rates
Summary
After a public hearing and district presentation on reassessment and calculation methods, the Springfield R‑XII Board approved the proposed 2025–26 tax rates following a public comment period and board discussion.
The Springfield R‑XII Board of Education held a required public hearing on proposed tax rates for the 2025 tax year and subsequently adopted the district’s recommended rates.
Deputy Superintendent Travis Shaw told the board that Missouri’s state auditor calculates school tax rates using the lesser of three measures: the district’s assessed-value growth, the Hancock amendment’s 5% limit, or the Consumer Price Index. For 2025 the district’s assessed valuation rose about 13.98%, but the CPI figure of 2.9% is the controlling number in the state’s formula this year, Shaw said. He illustrated the household effect with examples, saying a $100,000 home that received a 5% increase in assessed value could still see a lower bill because the board’s levy was being rolled back. Shaw also noted the debt-service levy will remain at $0.73 per $100 of assessed valuation.
Several members of the public spoke during the hearing, offering their own calculations and perspectives on reassessment and rollback effects; one commenter, Carl Hurd, walked the board through districtwide assessed‑value totals and median home-price examples and urged attention to the Hancock amendment’s intent to prevent reassessment windfalls. Other public speakers raised the broader issue of collection assumptions used in the hearing notice.
After the hearing the board moved to adopt the district’s presented 2025–26 tax rates for the incidental/general, teacher, and debt‑service funds as published in the board packet. The motion passed by a recorded affirmative vote of seven members.
The board chair adjourned the tax‑rate hearing portion of the meeting and the district will record the revenue adjustments in subsequent treasurer reports and any necessary budget amendments.
