St. Clair County to place 5‑mill Raglin school tax before voters in May

The St. Clair County Commission voted to place a 5‑mill school tax for the Raglin School Attendance and Tax District on the May ballot after adopting Resolution 202619 at its meeting. The commission also approved a companion resolution acknowledging its authority to abate the tax if the school were to close.

T. Morgan, the county administrator, read the resolutions and led the motion to put the measure before the district's voters. Mayor Jessup and representatives from the Raglin board of education urged the commission to send the question to voters, saying the tax is intended to keep Raglin High School open and support K‑12 operations in the town.

Why it matters: Raglin town leaders and school officials framed the tax as a local effort to preserve the school and the community it serves. Supporters said the levy would provide dedicated local revenue for Raglin High School and noted that, if the tax is approved, the commission retains authority to reduce or eliminate the levy should the school close.

During the discussion, a board representative described the local effort to partner with the county and thanked commissioners for the expedited placement of the measure on the ballot. Mayor Jessup told the commission, “Thank you to the commission. Thank you to the board of education, everyone for helping support us. Hopefully we can get this in front of the citizens on the 19th and ... get it passed.”

The commission recorded the motion and the vote to place the question on the ballot with 'aye' responses during the meeting. No roll‑call tally with named votes appears in the transcript.

The next procedural step is the inclusion of the question on the county’s May ballot for voters in the Raglin School Attendance and Tax District to decide.