Elida School Board unanimously voted to move forward with the renewal levy for $2.7 million.
ELIDA, OH (WLIO) - After a community forum held on October 29th, the Elida School Board of Education voted on whether they will move forward with a renewal tax levy.
On Tuesday evening, the Elida School Board unanimously voted to move forward with the renewal levy for $2.7 million. Tuesday night's decision comes after the unofficial 5-year forecast presented at the community forum showing expenses outpacing revenues by an increasingly growing margin. Following Tuesday night's board meeting, we spoke with Elida Local Schools Superintendent, Joel Mengerink, about the next steps and the impact of Tuesday night's decision.
Tuesday night's decision comes after the unofficial 5-year forecast presented at the community forum showing expenses outpacing revenues by an increasingly growing margin.
"The treasurer will approach the auditor about the millage for this. Once we get the millage to return, we'll come back in December and ask for another formal vote from the board. That then, assuming we get approval from the board, we, then, will place that on the ballot for the Spring election. I think it is important that all of our board members came out and supported that levy because I think that shows the district shows all of our residents how important it is when all five of our board members agree that we do need that levy. You know, $2.7 million... there's not many places where you can make up that kind of money as far as expenses in a school district except from the personnel department. We certainly don't want to get into that realm, and this will help to avoid much of that," says Joel Mengerink, Superintendent, Elida Local Schools.
The renewal levy in place now will expire at the end of 2025.
The renewal levy in place now will expire at the end of 2025.
