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Levy Proposal
On Tuesday, January 9 at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Campus Minnie Moore Room, the Board of Trustees will hold a Work Session to hear from the public regarding a levy proposal. The format will include a brief presentation from Superintendent Holmes providing an overview of the levy proposal, breakout groups to discuss strengths, concerns and questions about the proposal, a Q&A, and public comment for the Board of Trustees. Interpretation in Spanish will be provided. Please contact the District Office if you are in need of special assistance.
Overview of the levy proposal presented to the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, December 12, 2017:
What?
The proposal would ask voters for permission to continue to collect current revenues, but with greater flexibility on how revenues may be used to support programs and services for students as well as maintaining our facilities.
How?
This would involve two new smaller levies and ending our current large Plant Facilities Levy without asking for additional dollars for the next two years.
- Two replacement levies totaling $5.98M per year:
1) A new supplemental levy for $2.99M per year for the next two years. This money will support daily operations including salary and benefits.
2) A new supplemental levy for $2.99M per year for the next ten years. This money will support building maintenance, technology and debt payment
- Eliminate the current Plant Facilities Levy totaling $5.98M per year. These dollars, as a part of the Plant Facilities Levy, cannot be used for daily operating expenses.
Why? This new flexibility in how we use current revenues would:
- Enable further reductions, but at a more moderate pace.
- Require the district to continue to be judicious in decision making around programs and services, using reallocation of dollars for new programs rather than adding on new dollars.
- Provide some small relief to stagnate staff salaries in order to continue to attract the best staff and enable more staff to be able to live in Blaine County and serve students.
Contents:
Power Point Presentations from Business Manager Bryan Fletcher
Programs Over and Above Minimum State Requirements
Memo to the Board of Trustees from Superintendent Holmes
Finance Committee Presentation
Budget Comparison of Mountain Resort School Districts
January 17, 2018 - Board of Trustees to Ask Voters for Supplemental Levy Press Release