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Creighton board votes to put maintenance-and-operations and DAA overrides on a future ballot
Summary
The board adopted a resolution authorizing staff to proceed with outreach and preparations to place a 7-year maintenance & operations override (estimated $5 million) and a district additional assistance measure on a future ballot; speakers emphasized maintaining full-day kindergarten and reporting requirements to voters.
The Creighton School District governing board voted to adopt a resolution directing staff to begin preparations for voter outreach and legal steps to place a maintenance-and-operations (M&O) override and a district additional assistance (DAA) question on a future ballot.
A district financial presenter told the board the M&O override discussed would be a 15% override of revenue control, with an estimated yield of about $5 million and a seven-year lifespan; the presenter said the DAA measure would provide district flexibility for technology, curriculum and other capital‑adjacent needs. The presenter described past community support for local voter initiatives and said the district will report annually to the public as required by statute on how override funds are used.
Board members and speakers emphasized consequences if voters do not renew local funding. One board member noted that full-day kindergarten is funded through local overrides and warned that without renewal “full-day kindergarten could go away” in future fiscal cycles. Staff said voter-pamphlet language must be carefully written to preserve intended uses and that legal counsel will advise on allowable spending if voters approve the measures.
After the presentation a board member moved to adopt the resolution supporting placing the M&O and DAA measures on the ballot. The motion passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally appears in the transcript.
The board asked staff to proceed with outreach, draft legal language for the ballot pamphlet and return with a timeline for the election so the board can select an exact election date.
