In a nutshell
At its Nov. 20 meeting, the SCUCISD board unanimously approved the adoption of a FY 2025-26 property tax rate of $1.0769 per $100 valuation.
This rate replaces the voter-approval property tax rate of $1.1969 per $100 valuation that would have been in place had SCUCISD’s Proposition A passed.
According to canvassed results, 5,926 votes, or 49.59%, were in favor of the tax rate, while 6,024 votes, or 50.41%, were against the measure.
What’s next
In December, the board will look to approve a budget amendment that will reduce anticipated revenues and expenditures from the $1.1969 per $100 rate.
The district approved a balanced budget of $177,586,000 in August, including anticipated one-time expenditures totaling $1.8 million for playground replacements and $300,000 for marching band towers.
Superintendent Paige Meloni said the district will develop an operational sustainability committee to monitor district finances. Meloni said the committee will be comprised of teachers, staff, parents and community members.
Quote of note
Meloni said that regardless of the election results, she is grateful for local participation in the process.
“While it didn’t go the way that we wanted it to go, to all people who have participated in elections, you have our commitment to making sure that our resources are being used for our students in a financially transparent sort of way,” Meloni said.
