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Board amends resolution to request county place educational‑sales‑tax referendum on November ballot
Summary
Trustees voted to amend their June resolution to add current capital needs, request county involvement and seek a 15‑year, 85%/15% revenue split; the amended amendment (adding language about written acknowledgment of district involvement in future development agreements) passed 6–0 with 1 absent.
After the educational‑sales‑tax presentation, Trustee Bates moved to amend a prior board resolution to incorporate updated capital needs, request county consideration of a multi‑pronged approach, and ask Dorchester County Council to place an educational‑sales‑tax referendum on the Nov. 26, 2026 ballot with a 15‑year term and an 85%/15% revenue split (DD2/DD4).
Trustee Lee proposed an amendment to the amendment adding language that the county adopt an ordinance requiring "school district involvement in and written acknowledgment of future residential housing development agreements that Dorchester County may consider." That change was seconded and then approved in a voice/electronic vote.
The board then voted electronically on the amended motion; the chair announced "Motion carries. 6 in favor, 1 absent." The item advances to county council for final placement on the ballot and for county officials to determine the official split and term language.
