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Board calls special election Aug. 4 to seek Headlee override millage
Summary
The West Branch-Rose City Area Schools board adopted a resolution on May 11, 2026, calling a special election on Aug. 4, 2026, to submit a Headlee-override millage to voters. The board authorized the superintendent to file ballot language by the May 12, 2026 4:00 p.m. deadline; the motion passed 6-0.
On May 11 the Board of Education moved to place a millage question described as a Headlee override before district voters. The resolution calls for a special election on August 4, 2026, to ask electors to approve the proposed millage. The board authorized the superintendent to proceed with required filings and ballot language submission.
The motion to adopt the resolution was moved by Alan Withers and seconded by Whitney Lehman and passed unanimously, 6-0. Minutes record that ballot language and the resolution must be filed with the election coordinator by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Board members did not take a separate recorded vote on the ballot language during the committee meeting; the superintendent was given authority to complete filings and next procedural steps ahead of the June regular meeting.
