001It's 100. Okay. 10% of the voters. 10% 15% of the voters in the last election or 100 voters. No. Or 150. It's like this number like 150 100 or 10% of the voters in your last election. Whichever is less. >> Oh, >> something like that. >> Of people that voted in the last election. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Whether that was >> So I think one time was like 32 or something like that. I remember it being like 31 32. >> So I think it's 10. >> So I wonder I wonder where they came up with 29. So figure there's some formula behind it. >> I think it's 10%. So if it was in theory whatever last time we had it wouldn't be 1%. Oh, we would have had more than 290. It is a it's
002a percentage or it's like a fat number like 100 or 300 or something like that or the percentage of some in the last schoolboard election. What's ever less? Well, that might be maybe it was that could be 290. That would make sense two years ago. Maybe we had 290 votes. >> Okay. >> For the school board election 2 years ago. >> That's why it's 29 cuz I remember one time it was like 32, >> right? And then that'd be 300 some cuz I was thinking the last general election. I'm like we would have had more than 290 people vote. >> Yeah. >> So it might have gone back to the last school board election. That's what it probably is. >> I said Arthur sign him and Kurt Bos goes do I need to go get
003some other P? you need our signature and goes, "Go get them." So, I don't know. Go take out papers on his behalf. So, I bet you it's the last school board election is what it goes to. Laurel called me about 5 minutes ago. She's at the exit. So, she said she's very close to be here. >> Can you sign school board papers, too, Kendra? >> Yeah. Yep. >> Would you want to sign that? >> I do. >> The stand did. So, I didn't know you could. Yeah. >> Yep. >> Um, is it 10% from the last election? >> Yes. >> School board election. Is that the where the number comes from? Right. >> I got to look >> cuz I thought one time was like I needed like 32 or 34. This time 29. And
004>> yeah, >> cuz I figured there's some formula behind it. We >> have to catch people coming in tonight. >> Yeah. >> Should get quite a few people. >> I can take it down to fantasy football. like get the rest of them. >> the VF, the inerson one that you got to make your uh transactions in. >> The seats kind this style's higher. Those metal ones are a little better >> here. This is Sandra's. I'm trying to remember. >> I'm going to do it now. He said that automatic. It's probably running now. 428. It's a good then it should be good. >> So we're live then right now. >> Yes. Should have Yeah, I should have just >> Do you want to sign my schoolboard papers or >> check in that there? >> Just down
005to a couple left. The other two indicated >> I just seen Jenny walking. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> I thought the last time I got a thumbs up >> from her must >> I know there's a lot I mean a lot going on tonight for her and then um Craig said it should >> Yeah it's messaged me a few times. So >> he said or it should work. I should clarify. >> Thank you for running. >> Yeah. you >> I with everything going on and this isn't going to be super long. I just I just told them we we'll be fine on these chairs for >> Yeah. Oh yeah. >> or whatever meeting. However long I hate to ask you, do you know where we can find another microphone? >> I was going to ask
006Tony, but it's not >> for where >> for the auction >> because they took all the ones in the >> Right. But the gym ones, I don't know that they'd work in there, would they? >> Okay. He was here. >> So Tony was here. If he's not back there, check if he's in the office >> because I think there's a lock a locked cabinet that he is here or back on the side of the stage that has more for the auditory. >> You know what I mean? >> Yep. >> Or Mr. >> I'm trying. >> Yeah. And I'm sitting here. >> Got some socks. I can't get in. We can do >> socks for just from the >> I'll leave my brother. >> That's why there are >> I don't know. I don't think so.
007Maybe >> I do have socks. You want to sign my schoolboard papers? >> I guess. >> Thank you. here today. >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. No, I I can I'll keep up and click on it. >> Yeah. >> Wait a second or something. >> Should we wait a second for >> Yeah, I'd say >> Greg's on his way. >> Yeah, I'm assuming so. always send him a text. >> Sure. >> Sorry, we didn't get all set up for you. >> I wasn't sure, but we went to Sou Falls because my it was Dave's mom's birthday today, so we took her out to lunch and I'm like, I'm not sure if we'll be back and we got into sound like 4:40 or 4:20, sorry. Okay. So, it's okay to
008have a extra few minutes to >> Is that one running already? I just wasn't >> Yes. Okay. >> Yes. I put it on so I wouldn't forget. >> That's okay. I can always fast forward. >> Quiet. >> Who do they play Friday? >> Um, >> who art our team South O'Brien? >> Well, for some reason I thought it was HMS, but then >> No, South O'Brien. >> Um, okay. That might be two weeks away yet. >> Well, then I seen CP was sponsoring some tailgate and it's with HMS versus Sibi. >> They've done that the past couple years. >> Yeah, I seen it. Uh um it's like October or something. >> I think we have a a tailgate or a meal at every home game. Is HMS here? That's what I'm trying to remember. >>
009I don't even I guess I have it just as at home when I put them in. I'll have to look. I feel like it is here. >> Yes. But I I know I've I know I've gone to games there though where they've sponsored a >> It's at HMS on the 10th. >> Oh, okay. Is it Yeah, that's why I said I know I mean we've gone there where they've sponsored games, too. You know what I mean? >> Yeah, it is at HMS. No, cuz yeah, this Simply State Banks this week, FFA does one, Athletic Booster one. I can't remember who the fourth is now. >> Who's that? >> I don't have a calendar, but I'm pretty sure we have something each one, which is good. I mean that in a good way. >> Yeah, Sibly
010State, Iowa State Banks. >> Was Iowa State doing one? >> I can't remember who the fourth one is, but Sibly States this week. Boosters were last home game. So, >> did he respond? >> No. >> Might be driving them. >> I was going to say if he's driving, I'm glad he's not. >> Yeah, that's right. Assumption call. How long do you think this will last? 30. >> I don't think it'll go that long. Yeah. >> Yeah. Let's trade the voice. So maybe his phone's off. Okay. Should we >> We can start. >> Go ahead and call the meeting to order. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda? I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> Okay. All in favor say I. >> I. Passed. We will go over
011uh the five school board basics. Put students first. Follow the law. Follow the law and your own policy. >> Respect the chain of command. >> Based decisions on shared objective information. Operate in it in the public eye. Okay. New business. Then we are going to consider approval of setting a date to vote on renewing the voter couple. >> Yes. Okay. So um as we know roughly 10 years ago this was initially approved for um 10 years at the 67 cent levy rate. We put that up for a vote that it did not pass in September. So now we kind of have to decide to bring this back to voters again when we want to do that. We're doing the special meeting because if we want that on the November election, the due date just like
012the um schoolboard election forms, we have to have that finalized tomorrow and then turned in on Friday. So that's why we're having the special meeting today. If we decide not to and go March, great. Then we'll we'll discuss that and do the appropriate paperwork for March. But we couldn't wait till Monday to decide because we would have missed out in November, right? Not hinting either way. So, um, and just kind of to review, you guys know and that if people look at this later, yes, our current rate is 67 cents and we're asking the public to renew that and then also for another 10 years extending that and then bring that up to $134. So, I guess our point of discussion here is what date do we want that on? And the two options are
013November 4th, that is the general election date, or March 3rd. I did attach the resolution for November 4th. If we decide we're not doing that, then we just won't have a a motion for that agenda item, right? We would just not pass it and then we'll have the meeting when necessary for March if that's the route we go. Not hinting either way, just stating so we know that. So, that's kind of where we're at deciding um when we want to have that return to the ballot and we can even discuss along that appropriate some kind of plans ahead of time. >> Okay. >> I think is a part of that. >> So, if there's any discussion one way or the other, I think we should talk about that now. >> What do you guys think?
014I know Stan and I talked a little bit about that. whole thing. If we if we don't do it now in November, then if we would wait until March, then we and it wouldn't pass. Let's say just it it's either going to pass or not pass. But let's say it wouldn't pass in March, then we wouldn't be able to bring it up again until >> Yeah. the following fall. the following fall which puts us behind moneywise >> for a whole year >> you miss out on the fiscal year 26 27 then >> y >> so I think it's we also talked kind of the importance of understanding and maybe it's um people don't understand what the ple is for what those funds do so maybe Stan would you want to kind of I know we
015talked a little bit about just some of the projects and things that PEP covers and I know we talk about that at each meeting when we approve expenditures, what funds they come out of, but >> you do a great job of >> explaining that. >> Um, not being an exhaustive list, but um, some of the things that we bought obviously our Chromebook rotation. Um, we have bought cameras for like streaming for this more importantly like maybe in the gym and the football field. We've used that out of PEL to pay for that. Those type of activities when we put that on YouTube. Um I just said the Chromebook rotation. Some of our improvements. We've done all the cement work outside the cement work leading up to the gym and around the high school and the
016and middle school. And then the sidewalk cement work around the elementary. Um filling in the driveway back here. The cement work over here we we did through PEL. Trying to think of the more recent ones when we put the roof What' you say >> was the cement work by the football field was that pepper or not >> years ago when >> that new Oh yeah that's been a couple years ago. >> Oh when they like they put me on the back side of the >> Yeah. on the parking lot. That was >> Yeah. before it's superintendent, but yes, that was um the roof on the gym. That was two summers ago, right? We did that through Pepple Funds. Um we've also done our bus leases through PPE funds. Um I'm just trying to highlight some
017of the the bigger things that we've done in the more recent years. and we had talked we could if if we're getting this out we could come up with a more exhaustive list like over the the last 10 years. We're gonna do that now, but we were just highlighting some of those things. Um >> so how many dollars does the PPE fund raise annually? What what >> Yep. So the 67 levy and I'm going approximately here. The 67 levy brings in about $280,000 annually. And so when you're raising it to the$134 approved rate, then you're doubling that roughly. >> 500. Huh? >> If you would, >> right? That's what I mean. When you bring that Yeah. If you would, you're you're >> you're doubling that necessarily. >> And that's on an annual basis, right? >>
018Correct. That'd be annually. So it' be 280,000 annually. That is funding that we're currently receiving through that the the current 67 right rate. Um, there also is the board approved one that we do annually for 33 cents every year. It's not in September. Do we do that in October, November? >> Oh, >> it's not this month, but it'll be coming up that we approve. That's for 33 cents. And so, just by rough math, that that was like 135,000. >> And that's what comes from that. That's that's Pebble, but that's the board approved portion. >> The board approved portion. Yep. Um the you can do up to $167. We're at 67 or $134, excuse me. >> This is the voter approved >> voter approved part. Yep. You can do up to $134 for the voter approved
019portion and that's that'd be the um the maximum. >> You know, one thing on the I had a question on on the ballot. It said like this 20% sir tax. Um I think it was kind of confusing for >> and I think >> if you could maybe talk about that like >> it is a very confusing concept. Generally the idea is if people understand it a lot of a lot of times the theory is agricultural community likes that because it kind of spreads that out. So it doesn't generate any more dollars for us but what it does is it lowers the effective rate. So, yes, we have it approved up to 67 cents as um our levy right now, the voter approved levy, but um this past year it was actually 38 cents. Does that
020sound right, Kinder? >> Don't quote me, but somewhere else somewhere around there 38 37 because we approved the income sir tax at 3% I believe it was for this last year. So what the income sir tax legally that had to be the wording has to be on there if we have an income sir tax is the highest you can do is 20%. So what that is is simply stated it is confusing it doesn't mean your income tax rate is 20%. That's that's higher than anyone in the state right so I'll just make something up. If my state income taxes to the state of Iowa totaled $1,000 the income sir tax is a tax on that tax. So at 3% on that thousand I'm paying an additional 3% of a thousand is 30 bucks, right? So
021then that 30 bucks goes to the voted pole and that's why it lowers the rate. >> Okay. >> So um the theory is some in some communities why they like that egg community is then it's just not property owners, you know. So like if I'm renting a property, I don't pay property tax, right? But I pay income tax more than likely if you have a job, right? So then the income sir tax would go spread be spread around to all those that have earned income not just the property owners. So that's what that has to get approved for the language. And is it confusing? Absolutely. But >> to be included has to be worded that way. That's not our that's not our choice in the wording. >> I don't I 100% disagree that it's confusing.
022the the 20% is the max state allows that you could we do not >> if you elect to have income sir tax which my understanding was 10 years ago that was kind of in the discussion um that was important to be included I think with those that had looked into it to to use that to keep the rate lower if you have that a part of that over the next 10 years you have to have at least 1% income sir tax the highest is 20 but also in the formula when we're doing the you can't generate more dollars through income sir tax than you would have levied to make your rate zero. Does that make sense? So there's an upper limit and I can't tell you what that is cuz it changes each year. >>
023But and that's really getting into the weeds but so basically it's a the easiest way income tax is a tax on a tax and then that those funds come to our school. It doesn't generate us any more dollars, but what it does is it levels out the dollars that are being levied for property taxes. So, yes, we're levying at 67 cents, but effectively it was like 38 cents, I think, this past year. Like I said, don't quote me, but I'm I'm somewhere close to the ballpark or the neighborhood of what that was. >> So, one last question I had then, how does this fund look like year-over-year? or is it pretty much depleted or I mean is it >> um the last handful of years um when I came on I think the goal was
024and I don't remember the amount was >> was it 300 carrying over do you remember >> probably I would say we carry over approximately well at our June 30 fiscal year end we approximately 150 to 300 would be a good guess >> however knowing that we do most of our bigger projects like that in the summer. So that that balance is spent down quite a bit in the summer. You know, if we do concrete or roofing or >> projects when school isn't in session, >> we have we have typically when we're looking at it expended our funds that have come in on an annual basis and then ended at about the same point. Not ex does that make sense? You know what I mean? What with what we're pulling in? Um and that fund also
025it's peel and save together right you know and can be used things and and there's other uses with save but typically we've been in that range 150 to 300. Now, this year it was a little unique cuz we budgeted and saved up for the project, but with timing your year end and our bonds came in on the beginning of June, but we didn't start paying the majority of those bills till July, right? You know, so sometimes the year end isn't the whole picture. It doesn't mean we have that big a balance. It's just due to timing. >> So, most times less than >> Yeah. This year, our save balance looks very different, which is separate from what we're talking about with Pebble, but it it has a big balance because we just received the bond,
026the revenue bond that we approved. >> So, for the project, >> $6 million. >> Yeah. Right. >> Right. And didn't pay that all in June obviously. So, that's why it looks a little different, but then yeah, most of that's going to be expended here by the time we finish paying the bills. So, yeah, that's a great question. Typically, we've been in that range when we finished it. Some of it depends on um timing of projects at the end of the year when your year ends June 30 and and when the bill comes in for that depending on when we started. So there's been a few years like I think my first year we were a little higher but we didn't get some of the projects we were going to do that summer with the roof
027and and stuff started till later. So they didn't bill till um July or something past that. You know what I mean? So that that floated the balance a little bit higher. And this year we're trying to we didn't approve as many other projects obviously other than this one just to see if there were cost overruns or things that happened that you had to add on to it. So it would be more important I'm more interested to see where we'll be at the end of this current fiscal year year we're in now because we'll have paid off >> um all the things for this project and any other additional projects. We'll get a good idea in the spring of where we're going to sit then with dollars. We try to budget for specific projects that we
028can we know that are needed to do that we can do and then leave some for things that come up of a heat pump failing or you know something like that. >> Okay. We just um yeah as an example we just had a sewer pipe break last week at the elementary >> in the old basement. It's not a basement, but those that were there previously remember the basement, but now it's just sewer pipes that run in there with one of the plumbers doing work on the HVAC. They went down there and there's a huge crack and it ended up to be a bigger deal. Well, yeah. When that bill comes back, that's how we'll we'll pay for that is through Pebble funds. Um we've we've done work in the wait room. It's an old closet
029running a we had to cut into that to the new girls locker room to get plumbing so that we can put um the restroom in the wait room for community to use moving. I mean that we've talked about that for community use. So then they don't access community isn't accessing our locker rooms for the restrooms and that's still a work in progress right now but that some of that work's been done and the floor cutting has been and that would be paid for through Pebble. So mainly we're talking about structural things or we're talking about supplies like the Chromebooks are >> but not like textbooks or >> um teacher salaries or staff salaries or we can pay for some technology like subscriptions for there's a lot of things behind the scenes that you just don't
030think that they have to pay for subscriptions. We pay for some of those out of there. um >> trying to think like you might have heard us talk about um we're not using it throughout the district but like Lexia in the past >> right so like our Lexia subscription >> can be paid through that that's an allowable use >> um server replacements >> a big part of it is technology >> our accounting software that we use >> through um Grantwood >> no salaries no >> no no Yeah. Nothing to do with that. >> Yeah. No positions, no salaries, >> can't pay the superintendent out of it. >> Um >> vehicles or buses. We paid out of it. >> Yep. >> Other >> Well, I guess I I think my opinion is we should probably put
031this back on the ballot for November. I think get some information out to the public, you know, kind of like what we just talked about here so they kind of know, informed a little bit. I think some of the misnomers here that, you know, a lot of people didn't know what it was for, what it was, and >> um which we we know. And um I guess that'd be my my thought, I guess. um >> before you were saying he didn't like >> uh general election report >> but that was I don't know if that that was just a broad statement from what you gathered from others >> right but I I think at this at this point since we didn't pass it in the September one >> I think some of the ISAB recommendations
032too wasn't at that time or I mean that's kind of what we the path we took this was one >> based on and they were doing that some on not saying it's wrong on a November election day but also based on what >> um some other schools have found success with >> right >> do you think this is just a question do you think it's okay to I mean I think it's good to stay with the dollar 34 or go back to the 67 >> because that was something I heard because they said oh it's an increase it's an increase >> yep it is So >> it is um my opinion right now I think it's okay to stay at $134 maybe if that ends up being the sticking point and and and if we
033end up deciding to go in the November and we find it at that point it doesn't pass again then maybe that'd be fair to do for the March one. >> Sure. >> I don't want to >> lay out and say >> no I agree. I think I think the four is the best option but I'm just saying >> myself but I'm just trying to get the vote to >> Yeah. Correct. That's one way or another. >> Was it solely that or was it just lack of awareness of >> that? That was the comments that I got from a lot of people was what what is this vote? >> What are we voting on? So then I tried to inform them, but it's hard to inform. They're like, well, where can we look this up? Where
034can we read this? Like we don't well what does that mean? So it was like lack of knowledge to the general public or understanding, I think, was what everybody was saying to me. >> They didn't say anything about the dollar amount. It was just the lack of what they were voting on. >> What's it going for in house? Yeah, >> there was some confusion on how much it would increase your tax really quite a small amount. >> Yes. I think that double you know they're we're doubling this is doubling our taxes and that's how this >> and that's the other thing unrelated to schools >> just the whole taxing principle is there's a difference between the market value of your house >> right >> the assessed value of your house and you like when you
035look up in beacon but then your taxable assessed value >> you know even if you go yeah I know what my assessed value is well that doesn't mean what your taxable assessed value is and that's that's confusing in and of itself Right. I do think I don't remember. I Jenny I don't even remember. I've had enough conversations of talked about this, but maybe even doing like a a forum and just taking some pictures or showing what we've paid for through this vote as a part of that and then potential future projects that we've mentioned. >> Um some that we got to think through now that we've done this kind of prioritizing things and it doesn't mean we will or won't, but some future ideas so that people are aware of what we spend it on.
036And then in that forum can we can talk about the um FAQs and things we've put in the paper, what it can and can't be spent on and then answer some of those questions as well. But maybe put out there what we've paid for and what maybe potentially wouldn't have happened, >> what choices we'll have to what choices we'll have to make if it doesn't come through. >> Right. And I think when we talked even looking at what so what does it cost me as a >> tax? Yeah, we could run through some scenarios. We looked at, you know, different your valuation on your house, your tax value, and >> you know, what's that costing you a year? >> Yeah. >> And you might think, oh, that amount has doubled. Well, >> what hasn't doubled,
037>> right? >> You know, really, if you've been to the grocery store or the gas pump lately, everything has doubled. But when I look at how much you pay for this and you look at your tax amount that you would be paying for this in a year really wasn't a great deal of money. >> No. >> And even when we looked at different, you know, we looked at different values. So I think putting some of that information out there I think also gives people knowledge and we want people to, >> you know, be informed. >> Yeah. >> When they vote. >> Yeah. So, is there anybody who feels they would like to make a motion on whether or not we want to go ahead with this on November? It's kind of sounding like we're leaning
038that way, but >> I guess I would make a motion to >> to put it on the November ballot. >> Okay. >> I don't know if it has to be read as >> for the way that for the amount that we have in the recommendation. >> Okay. I think this one if you're just stating the date >> that will be fine because the resolution then would be on the next one to do that. So if you're recommended the November 4th. >> Yeah. >> Um okay. I'll make a motion to approve the setting of the date of the renewing the pebble for November 4th of at $134. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> I'll second that. Okay. All in favor say I. I. >> I. opposed. Okay, that is passed. >> So being this is
039the this is the resolution that would go along with that then and it's the same resolution we had before. The change is >> right there in that paragraph >> it says November 4th, 2025. and not saying I can't make mistakes, but I did look through this twice and I think Kendra looked through it with me once that that's the only area we had to change because that's the only time it mentioned that date. Everything else is obviously still talking about extending in the deadlines for the fiscal year. >> Yeah. Start. >> Okay. >> Just showing what's going to be on the ballot. Okay. Okay. So, whoever makes the motion would need to read the rest. consing at the >> w whereas >> whereas the board of directors of the Sibliochin Community School District deem it
040necessary and desirable that the district determined that an election should be called on the question of continuing to levy a voter approved physical plant and equipment property tax to be used for the purpose is authorized by chapter 298 of the Iowa code and whereas a district wishes to take action to allow voters to approve continuing a physical plant and equipment levy consisting of a combination of a property tax on all the taxable property in the school district commencing on July 1st, 2026 and a physical plant and equipment income sir tax upon the state individual income tax of each individual income taxpayer resident in the Sibliochin Community School District on December 31st for each calendar year commencing with the 2025 calendar year with the present of income sir tax not to I might have to get
041>> I'm sorry. >> Where am I at? >> You're right here. sir tax to not exceed 20% of determined by the board each year with the total of said taxation not to exceed $1.34 per $1,000 of assessed property value in any one tax year for a period commencing on July 1st 2026 and not exceeding 10 years. Now therefore, be it resolved by the board board of directors of Cibio Chino Community School District in the county of Losola, state of Iowa, that the secretary be request to present the following question to the county commissioner of elections for presentation to the voters of the district on November 4th, 2025. Shall the board of directors of the sibliochin community school district in the county of Olio state of Iowa be authorized for a period of 10 years to
042levy and impose a voter approved physical plant and equipment tax not to exceed $1.34 per $1,000 of assessed valuation of the taxable property within the school district and be authorized annually in combination as determined by the board to levy a physical plant and equipment property tax upon all the taxable property within the school district commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2026 and to impose a physical plant and equipment income sir tax upon the state individual income tax of each individual income taxpayer resident in the school district on December 31st for each calendar year commencing with the 2025 calendar year or each year thereafter. the percent of income sir tax not to exceed 20% to to be determined by the board each year to be used
043for the purposes permitted by Iowa law. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Okay, we'll do a roll call vote. >> Yes. Greg, >> yes. >> Jamie, >> yes. >> Jenny, >> yes. >> Okay, that is passed. Then we will I will ask for a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. Okay. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I thanks everyone. Thank you. >> It's 5:00. Okay. >> Good luck at the jersey auction.