Operations fund faces pressure from SCA 1, utility increases and transportation costs
Board discussion flagged SCA 1 (2025) property-tax changes, rising utilities, and higher transportation costs as primary pressures on the operations fund; district plans to move local excise/CVET/FIT receipts into operations to mitigate impacts.
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Rochelle (S2) said the proposed operations fund is about $18,800,000 and listed revenue sources including property tax and a 1.19% net assessed value increase; she noted the district estimates a circuit breaker impact near $7,400,000. Agency official (S1) cautioned the effects of SCA 1 of 2025 and possible new property-tax reforms will likely hit the operations fund harder than other funds.
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