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Trustees press staff on how levies, assessed value and debt would work under a district
Summary
Trustees asked whether district employees would become county employees, how debt would be allocated and that levies are calculated on assessed value within the district; staff said levies are applied to assessed valuation and county council involvement is required for levy approval.
Trustees asked detailed questions about how a district would affect employment, debt and taxes. A trustee asked whether employees would become county employees; staff replied they would likely be district employees unless an interlocal agreement with the county was negotiated.
On taxation, the staff member explained that levies are based on assessed value of property within the district and that the county council has an approval role in levy-setting. Jamie Ruhlin asked, "How much are they gonna have to pay? How much is their tax gonna go up?" and staff responded that a fiscal analysis would be necessary to quantify impacts. The meeting record shows no dollar figures or specific levy rates were offered; participants agreed a fiscal study is the next required step.
