At the start of Monday night’s meeting, the Indiana School Board heard a proposal concerning the 2026-27 budget.
At the start of the meeting, board member Walter Schroth proposed a motion to be added to the agenda that would have every dollar in tax increases matched dollar for dollar with cuts to the proposed budget. Schroth said that he felt it unfair that taxpayers should bear the entire burden as taxes raised to the Act One index would not cover all of the projected $6 to $7 million budget deficit.
Schroth’s motion was not added to the agenda by a 5-3 vote, but board president Dr. Sally McCombie said that they will follow procedure, and the motion will instead go to the Audit and Finance Committee. It could come back before the board at a future meeting.
Speaking of the budget, the board unanimously approved a resolution to not raise taxes above the Act One index, which for Indiana School District is 4.5%. This is the maximum that the district can raise taxes, if they decide to do so. The final budget is due by the end of June.
