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Rockwood R‑VI board approves preliminary 2024–25 tax levy, authorizes superintendent to finalize rate
Summary
The Rockwood R‑VI Board of Education voted to adopt a preliminary tax levy for the 2024–25 school year at a 3.8826 rate and authorized the superintendent to set the final rate after validation by the Missouri State Auditor. District staff presented details on assessed valuation, the Proposition 3 phase‑in to the capital fund, and state policy to monitor.
The Rockwood R‑VI Board of Education on Sept. 26 adopted a preliminary tax levy for the 2024–25 school year, setting a proposed overall rate of 3.8826 and authorizing the superintendent to set the final rate after validation by the Missouri State Auditor.
The board chair called for a motion to adopt the tax rate language that includes a provision allowing the superintendent to adjust the final rate to match the auditor-validated ceiling; the motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The motion instructs the superintendent to set the final district rate if the Missouri State Auditor validates a ceiling that differs from the adopted rate.
Why it matters: District staff said the rate set at the Sept. 26 meeting will fund the 2024–25 school year and that most collections…
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