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Board approves resolution to place half-cent capital outlay surtax on ballot
Summary
The board voted to call a one-half cent capital outlay sales surtax referendum to fund facilities, security and technology; board members clarified that the surtax is a sales tax (raising the local rate from 7% to 7.5% on taxable purchases) and approved the resolution with scrivener corrections.
The board approved a resolution to place a one-half cent capital outlay surtax referendum on the ballot to fund school facilities, security and technology upgrades.
Board members asked for clarification about the surtax mechanism: the measure is a sales tax increase that would raise the local sales rate from 7% to 7.5% on taxable purchases (it does not raise property taxes). Staff noted certain exhibits were missing from the packet and the chair amended the motion to authorize approval subject to correcting scrivener errors and attaching required exhibits prior to submission. The board then approved the resolution by voice vote.
No funding amounts or project lists were attached in detail in the meeting packet; board members directed staff to correct exhibits and move the resolution forward for placement on the ballot.
