OKAY. GOOD. GOOD MORNING. NO. GOOD EVENING. IT'S BEEN A LONG COUPLE OF
[I. Call to Order]
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DAYS. IT IS I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IT'S MARCH 25TH, 2025 AT 5:31 P.M..I NOW CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER. LYNN, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MR. EHMCKE. MR. GEORGE. HERE. MR. GREENWELL. HERE.
MRS. LEE. HERE. MR. MEYERS. MR. MICHAELSON. HERE.
MR. MILLER. BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA?
[III. Approval of Agenda]
SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND.BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA SAY AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. THE AGENDA IS APPROVED.
[IV. Public Hearing]
JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2026 NOTICE WAS NOTICE WAS PROVIDED THAT A HEARING WOULD BE HELD AT 05:30 P.M. AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER AT 627 4TH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, ON THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT ON THE PROPOSED SIOUX CITY PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2026. ANY INTERESTED PARTY PARTY MAY APPEAR IN THE AND FILE AN OBJECTION, AND ANY INFORMATION FOR OR AGAINST THE SAME WILL BE HEARD ON THE PROPOSED SIOUX CITY PROPERTY TAX LEVY.WITH THE FINAL DECISION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS A MATTER OF RECORD.
LYNN IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT FOR THIS HEARING? NO. BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES.
DIRECTOR GREENWELL. IN THE MATERIALS, I PROVIDED SOME SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS THAT SHOWS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVY RATE HISTORY FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, SHOWING THAT WE HAVE AN AVERAGE GROWTH RATE IN ACTUAL TAXES COLLECTED OF ROUGHLY A HALF A PERCENT PER YEAR INCREASE, A VERY MODEST INCREASE. AND IN FACT, FOR THE NEXT COMING YEAR, THE THE ITEM THAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A TOTAL TAXES THAT WE'RE CHARGING CITIZENS DECREASE OF AROUND $200,000.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY DECREASING THE TAXES THAT WE'RE CHARGING CITIZENS IN THIS UPCOMING LEVY.
I ALSO HAVE THE CITY AND THE COUNTY IN THERE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES.
SO AS I SAID, I THINK THE CITY, THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN VERY CONSERVATIVE AND VERY TAXPAYER FRIENDLY, AND PARTICULARLY IN THIS YEAR ON TOTAL TAXES COLLECTED ARE GOING DOWN.
DIRECTOR GREENWELL I DO APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU PUT THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER.
IT WAS EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND TO SEE FOR YOURSELF THAT WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB IN KEEPING THE THE LINE STEADY. THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AS TO WHERE THE SOURCE OF THE DATA CAME FROM.
THE FIRST PAGE CAME RIGHT OFF THE TAXPAYER STATEMENTS THAT WERE MAILED TO ALL OF US BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BY THE CITY AND BY THE COUNTY. AND THE SECOND SET OF INFORMATION CAME OFF THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT WEBSITE ON THE STATE.
SO IT'S ALL THIRD PARTY SOURCED INFORMATION. OKAY.
OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL.
IT WAS A EXCEL SPREADSHEET. NO, EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
ANYWAY, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE REASONS FOR THE THIS THIS HEARING TODAY WAS THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY.
AND DIRECTOR GREENWELL JUST, KIND OF GIVE YOU A SUMMARY.
JUST WENT A LITTLE BIT OVER THE DOCUMENTS HE SENT OUT THAT I THANKED HIM FOR BECAUSE IT MADE IT MORE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THE STATEMENT THAT WE GOT IN THE MAIL. AND I THINK WE WOULD ALL AGREE WITH THAT.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY OR OR.
NO, I DID SEE THE MATERIALS, AND I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR GREENWELL FOR THE SUMMARY PUT TOGETHER.
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MEETING? SO THIS IS JUST A NOTICE, RIGHT. SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO VOTE.WE VOTE ON THIS DURING THE REGULAR MEETING. IN THE REGULAR MEETING, NO COMMENTS.
NO. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.
SECOND. WE HAVE A FIRST WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.