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Board considers and votes on resolution to increase base growth percentage for property tax request authority
Summary
Staff presented a resolution to give the board authority to raise its property tax request up to 6%; board members debated timing and fiscal uses, and the board voted after a motion-to-table procedure was discussed. The measure provides flexibility but does not compel use of the full authority.
The board reviewed a resolution that would give it authority to increase the base growth percentage for the district's property tax request up to 6 percent.
Staff said adopting the resolution would not require the board to use the full authority; it would merely preserve the option to increase the tax request later in the budget process. Brandon explained the measure is procedural and that the board has historically adopted a resolution each year to retain flexibility.
Board members discussed how previously adopted authority (noted as roughly 4.1–4.2 percent in the prior year) translated into dollars and where such funds were commonly used. One staff member estimated the amount historically equated to approximately $500,000–$600,000 and said common uses included transfers to depreciation and to cover fixed costs like salaries and insurance.
A motion to table the resolution until the next month was moved and discussed, after which the board voted on the original resolution. Members noted that any decision to access adopted authority would later be made in the budget process and would require further board action.
The board recorded a vote on the resolution; the meeting record shows the motion was carried and staff will include the resolution as part of the official budget-authority materials for the coming fiscal year.
