September 28, 2022 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education 2nd Monthly Meeting

Rationale:  September 22, 2022

Rationale:  The Norfolk Public School District's board of education meeting is called to order.
 

Rationale:  If any board member is absent, there will need to be a  motion to excuse the absence.

Rationale:  This is a legal meeting of the board of education, as advertised by the means specified in board policy. A complete copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the board room for your review. A copy of the agenda is available at the desk of the recording secretary.

Rationale:  This is the time during the meeting when the public may request to address the Board. According to state law, if you wish to comment you must identify yourself, including your address, the name of the organization you represent and the topic that you wish to address. "Public Comment" cards are located at the Media table, in the back of the room.  Please pick up a card and provide the required information, if you plan to speak.  Each individual’s comments will be limited to five minutes.

Please note that the Board cannot discuss or act upon matters that are not listed on the agenda. Therefore, Board members will not respond to your comments or questions. If you wish to request that an item be placed on a future Board agenda, you may contact the Superintendent or her assistant during normal business hours.

Also note that concerns related to school personnel need to be addressed to the Superintendent using the approved district protocol. 

Rationale:  The 2022-2023 budget has been reviewed by our Finance and Facilities Committee.  The entire board had a chance to review the budget at a public meeting on August 26th.  The public also had an opportunity for comment and input at our hearing on Sept. 12th.

Rationale:  Public notice was given at least five days in advance of the district’s Special Public Hearings on Sept. 12th and Sept. 26th which were called for the purpose of discussing and approving or modifying the District’s Tax Requests for the 2022-2023 school’s fiscal year for the General Fund, Special Building Fund, and Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund of Madison County School District 59-0002.

A Special Public Hearing was held before the Board of Education of Madison County School District 59-0002 at the time, date, and place announced in the notice published in a newspaper of general circulation, a copy of which notice and proof of publication is attached hereto as Exhibit A-1. A joint public hearing was held before the public of Madison County at the time, date, and place announced in the notice published in a newspaper of general circulation, a copy of which notice and proof of publication is attached hereto as Exhibit A-2, all of which is required by law.
 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Governing Body of Norfolk Public Schools resolves that:
1.	The 2022-2023 property tax request be set at:
		General Fund:	$           30,794,185.00
		Bond Fund:	$                            -
		Special Building Fund:	$             1,539,709.00
	Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund:		$               866,263.00
2.	The total assessed value of property differs from last year’s total assessed value by 6.21 percent.
3.	The tax rate which would levy the same amount of property taxes as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of property would be 1.016898 per $100 of assessed value.
4.	Norfolk Public Schools proposes to adopt a property tax request that will cause its tax rate to be 1.078131 per $100 of assessed value.
5.	Based on the proposed property tax request and changes in other revenue, the total operating budget of Norfolk Public Schools will increase (or decrease) last year’s budget by 0 percent.
6.	A copy of this resolution be certified and forwarded to the County Clerk on or before October 15, 2022.

 

Rationale:  The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, October 10, 2022. The Study Session will begin at 5:30 PM. The regular business meeting will start at 6:30 PM.  All components of these meetings will be held at the NPS Central Administration Offices and will be open to the public unless an Executive Session is needed in order to protect the interest of the district or the reputation of an individual.