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Board approves five‑year work plan and votes to seek half‑cent capital‑outlay surtax referendum
Summary
The board approved a draft five‑year facilities work plan with estimated costs and voted to adopt a resolution calling a referendum on a one‑half cent school capital‑outlay sales surtax; members cautioned that some revenue assumptions (impact fees, state repayments) remain estimates.
Glades County School Board members approved a staff‑drafted five‑year work plan and voted to authorize a referendum on a one‑half cent school capital‑outlay sales surtax during the May 7 meeting.
Staff presented the work plan as a planning document with estimates for chiller replacement, roofing, air conditioning upgrades and water‑plant items. The plan includes a projected payback to the state tied to millage revenue and an assumed revenue stream from impact fees; board members noted the county has not yet approved impact fees and cautioned that the impact‑fee assumptions are not guaranteed.
President (speaker 1) explained payback calculations from earlier commitments and told the board that state timing on construction versus application changed the district’s payback schedule and increased the estimated payback total. One board member asked for clarification on fencing and other smaller items; another flagged underground sampling that is still in process.
The board moved and approved the itemized five‑year work plan. Later the board approved a resolution to levy a one‑half cent capital‑outlay sales surtax and call a referendum; the motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board members said they will continue to refine cost estimates and monitor state and county actions that affect revenues and payback obligations.
