Monday, September 11, 2023 Following Budget & Tax Asking Hearings - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

1. Opening Procedures

1.1. Call Meeting to Order - "Open Meetings Act" & Publication Notification

1.2. Roll Call

1.3. Excuse Absent Members

1.4. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Approve Agenda

3. Staff and Student Presentations - Tri County Football Captains

4. Recognition of Visitors/Communications from the Public

5. Reports

5.1. Principals' Reports

5.1.a. Athletic / Activities Director Report

5.1.b. Elementary Principal's Report

5.1.c. Secondary Principal's Report

5.2. Superintendent's Report

6. Approve Action Items as presented: 1) Minutes of the previous Regular Meeting, 2) Claims for Disbursement, and 3) Financial Statements. 

7. New Business:

7.1. Discuss, consider and take any necessary action regarding a resolution setting the property tax request for the 2023-24 school year.  

Whereas, Nebraska Revised Statute 77-1632 and 77-1633 provides that the Governing Body of Tri County 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 the Tri County Public Schools resolves that:  

1. The 2023-2024 property tax request be set at:
   1. General Fund: $6,005,050
   2. Special Building Fund: $424,242
2. The total assessed value of property differs from last year's total assessed value by 5.01 percent.
3. 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 0.690187 per $100 of assessed value.
4. Tri County Public Schools proposes to adopt a property tax request that will cause its tax rate to be 0.665331 per $100 of assessed value.
5. Based on the proposed tax request and changes in other revenue, the total operating budget of Tri County Public Schools will increase last year's budget by 4.82 percent.
6. A copy of this resolution be certified and forwarded to the County Clerks on or before October 15, 2023.

Budget & Tax Asking Option A - Budget & Tax Asking Option B -  Budget & Tax Asking Option C - 

7.2. Discuss, consider and take any necessary action regarding adoption of the 2023-2024 Budget.

• 3 options presented
  • All reduce the levy and tax asking compared to the 2022-2023 budget
  • All address our need to re-establish a depreciation fund to save for large purchases
    • A - 66-cent levy /  relies on foundation aid
    • B - 67-cent levy / heavier emphasis on building fund
    • C - 67-cent levy / heavier emphasis on the general fund
• In the end, we all want to do what's best for kids while keeping tax payers in mind

7.3. Discuss, consider and take any necessary action regarding a resolution to establish Option Enrollment Capacity for the 2024-25 school year.  

8. Adjournment