September 8, 2025 The Board of Education Regular Meeting will begin at the conclusion of the Tax Request Hearing. - Scottsbluff Board of Education Regular Meeting

Motion to accept the Consent Agenda Passed with a motion by Beth Merrigan and a second by Scott Reisig.

Motion to approve the QCPUF Resolution as presented. Passed with a motion by Tory Schwartz and a second by Mark Lang.

BE IT RESOLVED AND CERTIFIED that a proposed Budget Hearing and Budget Summary was duly published, as required by law, and that a Hearing was held on the 8th day of September, 2025, and that the following amounts shown herein are duly approved and adopted as the maximum amounts to be expended for the ensuing budget year. THE BOARD FURTHER CERTIFIES the amounts shown to be raised by taxation are within statutory tax limitation. The 2025-2026, Scottsbluff Public Schools, Scotts Bluff District 32, Requirements from taxation are: FUND General Fund $12,499,906 Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking $635,657 Bond Fund $2,966,394 Special Building Fund $1,939,394 The following budget totals are adopted in the amount of: General Fund $59,266,190 Building Fund $4,240,007 Cafeteria Fund $3,402,108 Depreciation Fund $3,626,219 Employee Benefit Fund $350,000 Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking $1,268,294 Cooperative $300,000 School Activities $1,500,000 Student Fees $52,000 Bond Fund $5,311,087 Motion to adopt the 2025-2026 Budget Resolution as presented. Passed with a motion by Beth Merrigan and a second by Robert Polk.

WHEREAS, Nebraska Revised Statute 77-1632 and 77-1633 provides that the Governing Body of Scottsbluff Public Schools passes by a majority vote a resolution or ordinance setting the tax request; and WHEREAS, a special public hearing was held as required by law to hear and consider comments concerning the property tax request; NOW, THEREFORE, the Governing Body of Scottsbluff Public Schools resolves that: The 2025-2026 property tax request be set at: General Fund: $12,499,906.00 Bond Fund: $2,966,394.00 Special Building Fund: $1,939,394.00 Qualified Capital Purpose $635,657.00 Undertaking Fund: The total assessed value of property differs from last year's total assessed value by 9.49% percent. The tax rate which would levy the same amount of property taxes as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of property would be 0.838121 per $100 of assessed value. Scottsbluff Public Schools proposes to adopt a property tax request that will cause its tax rate to be 0.851469 per $100 of assessed value. Based on the proposed property tax request and changes in other revenue, the total operating budget of Scottsbluff Public Schools will increase (or decrease) last year's budget by -2.01 percent. A copy of this resolution be certified and forwarded to the County Clerk on or before October 15, 2025. Motion to approve the 2025-2026 Tax Request Resolution as presented. Passed with a motion by Mark Lang and a second by Paul Snyder.

Motion to approve Maria Frueh as the representative for the 2026-2027 & 2027-2028 Scottsbluff Schools Classified Association Bargaining Unit. Passed with a motion by Robert Polk and a second by Tory Schwartz.

Motion to approve Justin Shaddick, Jana Mason, and Lukas Benzel as the representatives for the 2026-2027 & 2027-2028 Scottsbluff Public Schools Administrators Negotiations Bargaining Unit. Passed with a motion by Paul Snyder and a second by Mark Lang.

Motion to approve the sale of the SEC Surplus Furniture as presented to Western Nebraska Regional Airport for $500 and Scotts Bluff County for $100. Passed with a motion by Tory Schwartz and a second by Mark Lang.

Motion to adjourn Passed with a motion by Beth Merrigan and a second by Tory Schwartz.