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USD 438 board approves exceeding revenue-neutral tax rate to fund 2024–25 budget
Summary
The U.S.D. 438 Board of Education voted unanimously Sept. 9 to exceed the revenue-neutral tax rate to finance the district's 2024–25 budget. The motion was moved by Jerry DeWeese and seconded by Nicole Curtis; the meeting opened and closed within minutes.
The Board of Education of U.S.D. 438 voted Sept. 9 to exceed the revenue-neutral tax rate to finance the district's 2024–25 budget.
Board President Rex Robinson called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and the board promptly approved the meeting agenda after a motion by board member Jerry DeWeese and a second from board member Nicole Curtis.
At the Revenue Neutral Hearing, DeWeese moved and Curtis seconded a motion "to approve exceeding the Revenue Neutral Tax Rate to finance the 2024-2025 USD #438 budget." The motion carried on a roll-call vote: Nicole Curtis —yes; Jerry DeWeese —yes; Dustin Eubank —yes; Mark Graber —yes; David McComb —yes; Rex Robinson —yes; Allen Smith —yes. The board recorded the motion as approved.
Superintendent Becca Flowers and district administrators were listed as present; no additional deliberation, public comment, or amendments to the motion appear in the minutes. The meeting record shows the session adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
The action allows the district to collect property-tax revenue at a rate higher than the revenue-neutral figure for the 2024–25 fiscal year to meet the adopted budget; the minutes do not specify dollar amounts or the budget line-item breakdown.
