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School official defends millage increase as necessary to protect $3,000,000 senior exemption
Summary
The speaker said the district raised the millage rate to 'bank' revenue to cover a $3,000,000 senior exemption and warned that delaying the levy would reduce revenue because of the tax digest and calendar timing differences.
A school official defended the district's decision to raise the millage rate, saying the increase was intended to "bank some more money on the exemption" to ensure the district could cover a $3,000,000 senior exemption.
"If we kick the can of the millage rate down the road another year, we're not gonna be able to pay for the $3,000,000 senior exemption," the staff member said, explaining that levying a mill rate against a reduced tax digest produces less revenue and that calendar mismatches (fiscal vs. regular calendars) can lower collections. The speaker described this as straightforward math, not a nefarious action.
The speaker said the district relied on tax-digest information from the county assessor's office and that district finance staff and a director named Carter had answered questions in public hearings. The message framed the millage adjustment as a prudent financial step to avoid future shortfalls.
