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Resident urges board to release policy analysis and discuss referendum after deadline warning
Summary
At public comment, resident Rick Robert urged the board to publish the policy analytics report the district commissioned (estimate cited ~ $30,000) and to discuss its findings ahead of future operating referendum decisions; he noted the deadline to file an operating referendum request with the county auditor is noon on July 22 and said he expected the district would not submit a referendum this year.
During public comment, resident Rick Robert identified himself and urged the School Town of Highland board to release the policy analytics report the district commissioned to analyze Highland schools’ financial outlook. He said the contract with Policy Analytics cost "about $30,000" (he stated that figure as his recollection) and asked whether the board would make the written analysis available to property owners for review and comment.
Robert told the board the deadline to submit an operating referendum request to the county auditor’s office is noon on July 22 and said it appeared the board would not submit a referendum for the November 2026 election. He recommended the board use the policy-analytics report as the basis for recurring public discussion of the district’s finances ahead of any referendum effort in 2028.
The board did not take action on Robert’s request during the meeting; his remarks were entered during the public-comment period.
