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Helix SD 1 budget committee approves 2026–27 budget and sets tax rate at $4.5542 per $1,000
Summary
The Helix School District Budget Committee approved a 2026–27 budget package and set a $4.5542 per $1,000 operating tax rate; the motion recorded $12,178,002 for total district operations while the presented proposed resources were $6,071,302.
The Helix School District Budget Committee voted unanimously on April 28, 2026, to approve taxes and the district’s budget package for the 2026–27 fiscal year. The motion set an operating tax rate of $4.5542 per $1,000 of assessed value, allocated $345,000 for bond payments and recorded $12,178,002 as the amount for the district’s entire operations.
Budget presenter Brad Bixler read the budget message and presented proposed budgeted resources of $6,071,302 for 2026–27, which the transcript records as including an estimated beginning fund balance of $1,498,000 and a $500,000 cash carryover from the 2025–26 year. During the line-item review, Kara Taylor of IMESD identified issues in athletic salaries, requested separation of Arts and Band line items, and said she would make the discussed adjustments and circulate a revised, highlighted document.
Paul Bracher moved the motion to approve taxes and the budget figures; Friday Bracher seconded. The motion passed by a unanimous vote of members present. The transcript records that two committee members, Todd Thorne and Bobby Corey, were excused at the start of the meeting.
There was no public comment during the meeting. The committee adjourned at 9:21 p.m.
Note on figures: the presenter’s proposed budgeted resources ($6,071,302) differ from the dollar figure recorded in the approval motion for “entire operations” ($12,178,002); both figures are reported here as presented in the meeting transcript.
