Officials to probe alleged unnotified Yak School 7.63‑mill permissive levy

County budget panel members said they will investigate how Yak School apparently enacted a permissive mill levy after a participant raised concerns during the May 18 meeting.

A committee member reported that Yak School had levied what was described as a 7.63 district mill permissive levy for five years and said the levy amount equated to $9,366.37. "They levied. It was a non what was it? A nonvote levy and it was for $9,366.37," the committee member said, adding that neither the treasurer nor county staff had been notified.

Participants said they did not recall any recent ballot item authorizing the levy and asked staff to check election department records and paperwork. "We'll have to do a little research, find out what's going on there, get to the bottom up, see what kind of paperwork they have to support that," the chair said, directing staff to verify whether the levy had been placed on a ballot or enacted through another authorized process.

Speakers noted possibilities including an internal district budget decision versus a public mill levy; county staff said that if the levy was an internal allocation the district would be responsible for filling the amount, but a public mill increase would require voter approval. The committee agreed to follow up before incorporating any changed figures into county budget calculations.

The transcript does not include records, ballots, or supportive documentation; county officials instructed staff to check with the elections department and the district clerk and to report findings back to the panel.