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Assistant superintendent raises idea of nonbinding one‑cent sales tax resolution to pay down property‑tax debt
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Josh Aurand asked the board for input on passing a nonbinding resolution indicating that proceeds from a proposed one-cent sales tax would first be used to pay down property-tax debt, then for projects, with a suggested catastrophe clause allowing use for emergency repairs.
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations Josh Aurand asked the Harlem Consolidated School District #122 Committee of the Whole on Feb. 11 whether the board would support a nonbinding resolution describing the district’s intent for proceeds from a possible one‑cent sales tax.
Aurand said the resolution would state that revenue from the proposed tax would be used first to pay down property‑tax debt and then to fund district projects. He also suggested including a clause to allow use of proceeds for catastrophic events, such as a roof collapse, if emergency funds were needed. The discussion was framed as seeking board opinion; the transcript records no formal motion, vote or final decision on whether to place a resolution or referendum before voters.
The proposal as described was nonbinding and conceptual. No fiscal analysis or public outreach plan was presented during the segment recorded in the transcript; the committee did not record a vote or next procedural step on the matter in the available text.
The business portion of the meeting, which included this discussion, adjourned at 4:48 p.m.
