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Board approves maximum 2026 levy after initial no-increase motion fails
Summary
Royalton Public School District board rejected a no-increase levy proposal and voted 5–1 to certify a levy at the maximum allowed for 2026, with Board member Ellie Holm the lone dissent.
The Royalton Public School District board voted to certify a maximum levy for 2026 after rejecting an initial motion to hold the levy flat.
Board member Ellie Holm moved for "no increase in taxes for the pay ’25 levy," a motion that failed on a 1–5 vote, with Holm the sole yea vote. Board member Randy Hackett then moved "to levy the maximum," and Board member Rian Hofstad seconded; that amendment passed 5–1 with Holm opposed.
The change in direction was the primary fiscal decision of the night and will determine the district's tax certification for the coming year. No dollar figure for the levy was recorded in the provided segments; the board's minutes will be the record for the formal certified amount.
Board member Rian Hofstad moved the amended levy motion and Board member Randy Hackett supported the change. The transcript records the procedural votes and who moved and seconded each motion; detailed levy amounts, revenue projections, or staff forecasts were not included in the provided segments and are listed as not specified in the minutes.
Next steps: the board's certification of the levy triggers administrative steps to file the levy with county authorities. The meeting did not record further discussion on how the increased levy would be allocated across programs or capital needs in the provided segments.
