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New Berlin board approves $43.6 million budget and $43,596,900 levy, including $1.2 million for capital projects
Summary
The Board of Education of the School District of New Berlin approved the original 2024–25 budget and a $43,596,900 property tax levy — including $1.2 million for Fund 41 capital expansion — after administrators presented refined levy figures and local tax impacts.
The Board of Education of the School District of New Berlin voted to adopt the district’s original budget for the year ending June 30, 2025, and to set a property tax levy of $43,596,900, including $1,200,000 designated for capital expansion (Fund 41). The vote followed a presentation from district administration explaining a downward refinement in the levy from figures shared at the annual meeting.
Administrators told the board the levy change (about a $700,000 reduction from the previously proposed $44,310,163) reflects updated state aid and property-value information; the presenter said the change reduces the local property-tax share and slightly lowers the previously stated homeowner impact (example figures were given for a $350,000 property). The board approved the original budget and the levy in separate motions; both motions carried with the stated mover and seconder.
Board procedure: Mister Seidel moved to approve the original budget for the school year ending 06/30/2025; Mister Helmer seconded and the motion passed. The subsequent motion to set the property tax levy of $43,596,900 (including the $1.2 million for capital projects) was moved by Mister Seidel and seconded by Mister Helmer and also carried.
Context and fiscal detail: District administration said other funds had no significant budget adjustments. The presenter also noted a 1.95% property-value increase was the smallest since 2013 and cited the mechanics by which increased state aid reduces the local tax-share burden on property owners. Specific budget-line detail beyond the totals presented was not read into the record at the meeting; board members were offered the supporting spreadsheet on request.
Next steps: With the motions approved, the adopted levy and budget will be recorded in district fiscal documents and implemented for the 2024–25 school year. The board continues regular meetings on the second and fourth Mondays; the administration will provide additional detail of underlying spreadsheets if members request it.
