The Mineral Point School Board held a special meeting Monday to certify the tax levy for the 2021-22 school year. (Go to the 19 minute, 45 second mark of the video)
The meeting began observing a moment of silence in remembrance of longtime School Board Member, Mr. Larry Steffes.
Meeting video: https://youtu.be/2k94gla64Iw
The Board unanimously approved the levy, which is a 7.68% decrease over last year’s and comes in at $4,407,932.
The budget is balanced at $14,226,153.
The equalized property value for the district now totals $423,401,303. This is a 5.99% increase over last year.
This total helps to determine the mill rate. The mill rate for this year is 10.41, compared to last year of 11.95, a decrease of 1.54 mills, which amounts to a 12.89% decrease.
To read a complete breakdown, visit: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/2067?meeting=501187
Other business:
— The Board reviewed the budget (go to the one minute, 45 second mark of the video)
— The Board unanimously approved the budget amendments as presented (go to the 18 minute, 20 second mark)