Tuesday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved the 2026-27 budget that contains a slight tax increase.
The budget comes to $21,707,546 with a 1.75% increase in taxes to 18.2639 mils. Business manager Gregg Kalemba talked about how the district was able to navigate cost increases and have a minimal tax increase.
The budget will go out for public review and will be up for final approval next month.
The board also approved a new agreement between the district and the Homer-Center Educational Support Professionals Union. The new five-year agreement that starts July 1st of this year includes increases in wages and improvements in the healthcare agreement.
The board also approved the use of the Large Group Instruction room on June 17th from 1-4 PM for a “Community Benefits Agreement Meeting”. The meeting, which is being put on by county officials, will be to brief people on what a CBA is. The U.S. Department of Energy defines a CBA as a “legally binding, negotiated agreement(s) between a project proponent/developer and a community…outlining benefits they will receive in return for their support or non-opposition of a project.”
