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Litchfield board previews November ballot ask to continue 15% maintenance override
Summary
CFO and the district's investment banker briefed the board on a proposed early continuation of the district's 15% M (maintenance & operations) override, how the voter pamphlet tax rate is calculated, and messaging choices the district will use if it calls an election on April 28.
The Litchfield Elementary School District governing board on April 14 received an initial briefing on the possibility of asking voters this November to continue the district's existing 15% maintenance and operations override.
CFO Vaughn told the board the override is currently the maximum permitted by state law and that it played a major role in the district's 2025 staffing and budget. "In 2025, the M override fully or partially supported 155 full‑time equivalent positions and 744 employees received some amount of compensation from the override," Vaughn said, noting the funding…
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