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Fraser Board approves 2026–27 budget, sets 18.0‑mill operating levy and ratifies AFSCME contract
Summary
At a June 24, 2026 special meeting the Fraser Board of Education unanimously ratified a one‑year AFSCME Local 3846 operations and maintenance contract, adopted the district’s 2026–27 budget, set the operating levy at 18.0 mills and authorized participation in the School Loan Revolving Fund.
The Fraser Board of Education voted June 24, 2026, to ratify a one‑year contract with AFSCME Local 3846, adopt the district’s 2026–27 budget and set the operating tax levy at 18.0 mills, the board recorded in its special‑meeting minutes.
Board President Scott Wallace called the meeting to order at 6:36 p.m. at Richards Middle School. In the motions that followed, Secretary Kathleen Moco moved to ratify the AFSCME Operations and Maintenance bargaining‑unit agreement for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027; Trustee Rebecca Jensen seconded the motion. The motion passed with a unanimous “Ayes: All, Nays: None” vote.
The board then adopted a resolution to participate in the School Loan Revolving Fund and authorized Presleigh Derosette, the district’s Director of Business & Finance, to execute any documents needed to apply for and close a loan. The resolution was moved by Trustee Rebecca Jensen and supported by Secretary Kathleen Moco and passed unanimously.
On taxes and spending, the board set the 2026–27 operating tax levy at 18.0 mills and capped the debt levy at 7.0 mills; the motion specifies that any additional debt funds may be borrowed through the School Loan Revolving Fund. That motion was made by Secretary Kathleen Moco, seconded by Vice President Robyn Norbeck, and approved by unanimous vote.
The board also approved a final budget adjustment for the 2025–26 school year and adopted the original budget for 2026–27. Both motions passed with unanimous votes. The minutes do not provide line‑item budget details or dollar totals for the 2026–27 budget; those specifics were not specified in the special‑meeting minutes.
Near the close of the meeting the board voted to convene a closed session under Section 8(a) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation. The roll call on that motion recorded ayes from R. Norbeck, S. Wallace, R. Jensen and K. Moco; the board adjourned to closed session at 6:40 p.m., returned to open session at 8:42 p.m., and adjourned the meeting at 8:43 p.m. The minutes note that the June 24 minutes were later approved at the board’s July 13, 2026 regular meeting and filed in the permanent minute book.
Actions taken at the special meeting were recorded as unanimous where a vote tally is given; where the minutes provide only a roll‑call for the closed‑session motion, the roll call names are reported as written in the minutes.
