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Board adopts total tax rate after discussion; record shows multiple rate figures
Summary
Trustees debated motions that included a proposed 0.03913 per $100 property tax figure described in one motion, and a staff presentation of M&O (0.7575) and debt (0.45) rates. Trustees ultimately approved a total tax‑rate motion recorded in the minutes; the transcript contains inconsistent totals and the record notes a 7–0 vote on the final ordinance.
A trustee moved to adopt a property tax rate described in the motion as 0.03913 per $100 of assessed value — a figure the motion caller said equated to an 8.00% increase. During discussion another trustee clarified "This is not the school district tax rate" and referred to a separate taxing entity in the record (transcript: "this is for UCheck").
Mr. Steed presented the district’s recommended maintenance and operations (M&O) and debt‑service rates, saying the M&O rate was 0.7575 per $100 and the debt-service rate was 0.45 per $100, which he stated totaled 1.2075 per $100 to support the adopted budget. A subsequent motion on the record to adopt a total tax rate used the figure 1.20520; that motion was made, seconded, and the board voted with a 7–0 recorded result. The transcript contains multiple adjacent numeric references (0.03913, 0.7575, 0.45, 1.2075 and 1.20520); the board vote recorded in the meeting minutes shows the motion (1.20520) passed 7–0.
The president had announced earlier she would recuse herself from one of the tax motions; that recusal was noted on the record. The board did not provide detailed budget line items in the public discussion; Mr. Steed said the rates would support the budget previously adopted in June.
