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Board opens and closes 2025–26 budget and tax hearings; motions pass unanimously
Summary
The Franklin Public Schools Board of Education opened and closed hearings on the 2025–26 budget and tax request on Sept. 15, 2025; all procedural motions to open and close the hearings passed unanimously. Motions were moved by Derek Fouts and seconded by Michael Bartels or Megan Antholz as recorded.
The Franklin Public Schools Board of Education convened its budget and tax request hearings Sept. 15, 2025, with roll call taken at 7:00 p.m. The board recorded six members present: Megan Antholz, Michael Bartels, Ryan Bonham, Lori Cole, Derek Fouts and Harley Scott.
At 7:01 p.m. the board moved to open the 2025–26 Budget Hearing on a motion by board member Derek Fouts and a second by board member Michael Bartels; the motion passed unanimously. The Budget Hearing was closed at 7:02 p.m. on a motion by Michael Bartels with a second from Megan Antholz; that vote was also unanimous. The board opened the 2025–26 Tax Request Hearing at 7:03 p.m. (motion by Derek Fouts; second by Michael Bartels) and closed the tax hearing at 7:11 p.m. on a motion by Derek Fouts with a second from Ryan Bonham. All recorded votes during these motions were Yea by the six members present.
The hearings as recorded in the transcript contained no separate public-comment testimony or extended discussion; the record shows the procedural openings and closings and the unanimous roll-call votes only. The board also posted a public notice detailing statutory compliance and where the budget information is available for inspection.
