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Franklin school board opens and closes 2025–26 budget and tax hearings; motions pass unanimously
Summary
At its Sept. 15 meeting the Franklin Public Schools Board of Education opened and closed the 2025–26 budget and tax-request hearings, recording unanimous votes on motions to open and close each hearing; the transcript includes no public testimony or detailed budget figures.
The Franklin Public Schools Board of Education opened and then closed the 2025–26 budget and tax-request hearings during its Sept. 15 meeting, with motions to open and close each hearing passing unanimously.
Board member Derek Fouts moved to open the budget hearing at 7:01 p.m., and Michael Bartels seconded; the minutes record 'Yea' votes from Megan Antholz, Michael Bartels, Ryan Bonham, Lori Cole, Derek Fouts and Harley Scott. The board then moved to close the budget hearing after the hearing segment; Michael Bartels moved to close and Megan Antholz seconded, with the same unanimous vote recorded.
The board opened the tax-request hearing at 7:03 p.m., again on a motion by Derek Fouts and a second from Michael Bartels; that motion also passed unanimously. The transcript records a motion to close the tax-request hearing moved by Derek Fouts and seconded by Ryan Bonham; the clerk recorded all six members voting 'Yea.'
The meeting record provided lists the agenda items for the hearings ("Hearing on 2025-2026 Budget" and "Hearing on 2025-2026 Tax Request") but contains no recorded public comments, line-item discussion, presentation materials, proposed tax rates or dollar amounts in the supplied segments. No amendments, formal budget approvals, or follow-up tasks are recorded in the transcript segments supplied.
The board's next procedural steps are not specified in the transcript excerpt. If the board follows typical practice, the public hearing record would be part of later action items (such as adopting a final budget or certifying a tax levy) at a future meeting; the transcript here does not show any such adoption or certification vote.
