This is a 3.12% increase from last year’s tax rate, or an increase of $0.0047, according to tax rate documents from the college.
The overview
The tax rate will include $0.149 for the maintenance and operations, or M&O, funds and $0.007 for interest and sinking, or I&S, funds, according to a Sept. 27 news release from the college.
M&O rate funds daily operations at the district, such as payroll, supplies and programming. The I&S goes toward paying off debt, such as from bonds.
The rate was approved in a 7-2 vote with ‘Bel Sanchez, Jody Droege, Patty Hertenberger, Darren Shelton, Jim Crumm, Michael Hoover and Yvette-Reyes Hall voting for it and Breah Knape and Mike Pyburn voting against, according to the news release.
What else?
The board also approved the creation of the Center for Excellence for Legal Studies, Law Enforcement Academy, Criminal Justice and Public Service. The new center will oversee several programs on campus including the Law Enforcement Academy, Paralegal, Criminal Justice and EMS, according to the news release.
According to the news release, the following positions were approved at the meeting:
- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Beth Nelson
- Executive director of the legal studies position
- Staff members for advising, student life, allied health and physical plant
