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North Bend SD 13 committee adopts $73,373,725 budget, sets permanent tax rate at $4.1626 per $1,000
Summary
The North Bend School District #13 Budget Committee approved the FY 2026–27 budget of $73,373,725 and set the permanent property tax rate at $4.1626 per $1,000 of assessed value; the motion passed as recorded in the minutes (vote recorded 12-0).
The North Bend School District #13 Budget Committee voted to approve a proposed FY 2026–27 budget of $73,373,725 and to levy permanent-rate property taxes at $4.1626 per $1,000 of assessed value. Board member Bob Dillard moved the motion and Chris Cahill seconded; the action is recorded in the meeting minutes as approved unanimously (vote recorded 12-0).
Superintendent Tim Crider and Business Manager LaRae Sullivan presented the budget prior to the vote and described priorities that shaped the proposal, including protecting the district's ending fund balance and maintaining current staffing. The minutes record the budget amount and the tax rate as the formal outcomes of the meeting. The record does not explain the difference between earlier 13-vote tallies recorded for agenda and elections and the 12-0 tally recorded for the budget motion; the minutes simply show the budget vote as 12-0.
The adopted budget includes explicit plans to create reserve funds and to restore a K–12 music teaching position. The budget narrative presented to the committee also calls for capital improvement planning and seismic rehabilitation projects for district facilities and anticipates addressing declining enrollment through strategic planning and elementary reconfiguration. The committee recessed during the presentation at 7:17 PM and reconvened at 7:27 PM before completing deliberations.
