SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MAPLE
September 23, 2024 – 7:00 p.m.
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ANNUAL MEETING

AGENDA

1. Call to order, explanation of the purpose and ground rules of the meeting.
2. Report on how the public was notified.
3. Election of chairperson.
4. 2023 Annual Meeting minutes (enclosed for information only).
5. Treasurer’s Report.
6. Audit Report.
7. Budget review and adoption of the tax levy to include the recommendations for the 2024 school tax levy required for the 2024-25 budget of $22,466,935 for the General and Debt Service Funds and Capital Expansion Fund.
   1. RESOLVED, that the School District of Maple, Maple, Wisconsin levy a 2024 tax against the 2024 equalized value in an estimated amount of $6,171,875 for the purpose of operation, maintenance, transportation, and capital outlay.
   2. RESOLVED, that a total of $4,146,029 be levied against the 2024 equalized value of the property of the school district for the retirement of debt previously authorized by the electors for the payment of principal and interest on such debt. 
   3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a total of $40,000 be levied against the 2024 equalized value for the purpose of pre-financing the cost of future building and site replacement in the Fund 41 Capital Expansion Fund.
   4. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an estimated total of $40,000 be levied against the 2024 equalized value for the purpose of funding extra-curricular activities at Northwestern Middle School in the Community Service Fund 80.
      1. A total of all levies represented in 1, 2, 3, and 4 will amount to $10,397,904, which will be levied against the 2024 equalized value. The 2024 mill rate will be determined after the equalized value is received from the Department of Revenue.
      2. §120.12(3)(a) and (c) Wisconsin Statutes require that the school board on or before November 1st, determines the amount necessary to be raised to operate and maintain the schools of the school district if the annual meeting has not voted a tax sufficient for such purposes for the ensuing school term. On or before November 5th, the school district clerk shall certify the appropriate amount so determined to each appropriate municipal clerk who shall assess the amount certified  and enter it on the tax rolls as other school district taxes are assessed and entered.
      3. If on or before November 1st the school board determines that the annual meeting has voted a tax greater than that needed to operate the schools of the school district for the ensuing school year, the school board may lower the tax voted by the annual meeting.
      4. On or before November 10th, the school district clerk shall certify the appropriate amount so determined to each appropriate municipal clerk who shall assess the amount certified and enter it on the tax rolls in lieu of the amount previously reported. The school board must lower the tax to bring it into compliance with the revenue limits, if it determines that the annual meeting has voted a tax, which violates those limits.
8. Report on the Annual Revenue Limit Exemption for Energy Conservation per Section 121.91(4)(o)(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
9. Resolution for Fund 41 authorizing the district to continue a Capital Expansion Fund for pre-financing the cost of future building and site replacement as needed.
10. School board member salaries and reimbursement. 
11. Authorization for the School Board to Schedule the next Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting after May 15 and before November 1, 2024.
12. Other items.
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13. Motion to adjourn.