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Hill City school board sets 2026 levy at $964,895.76 after Truth in Taxation session
Summary
After a brief Truth in Taxation recess and public comment opportunity, the Hill City School Board voted 5–0 (one absent) to set the 2025 payable 2026 levy at $964,895.76 at its Dec. 15, 2025 meeting.
The Hill City Public School District board approved a payable 2026 levy of $964,895.76 following a Truth in Taxation recess on Dec. 15, 2025. The motion to set the levy passed on a roll-call vote of 5–0 with one member absent.
Board members recessed the regular meeting for a Truth in Taxation session required under Minnesota law before resuming and voting on the levy. The levy figure — described to the board as the district’s intended property tax collection for the coming year — was approved on a motion by Jay Zapzalka and seconded by Jeremy Nelson. The meeting record shows the board vote as Sarah Kingsley: Yea; Joell Miranda: Yea; Jeremy Nelson: Yea; Haley Wentz: Yea; Jay Zapzalka: Yea; Ron Saxton: Absent.
The district provided the Truth in Taxation materials to explain levy components such as local optional revenue, debt service for prior building projects and state/federal revenue offsets. The board set related calendar items including organizational meeting scheduling for early January 2026.
