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McCreary County special meeting, Aug 11, 2026

20 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Board discusses keeping tax rates unchanged, revises remote learning position 0:24

  • A district staff member presented tax rate options, saying the real estate rate is 35.8% and the personal property rate is 37.8%, and that under option 2, the 4% increase in revenue rate, both rates could stay the same. 0:24
  • The staff member said the board only needed to propose a rate at the meeting and would vote on it after the rate was advertised. 9:17
  • A speaker said they were in agreement with keeping rates the same, and the staff member said the official tax proposal notice would be sent to the paper. 16:04
Item by item (5)
  1. Call to order and roll call 0:00
    • The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM on August 11th, 2026, at the Central Office, followed by roll call. 0:00
  2. Tax rate options presentation 0:17
    • A district staff member said the 4% option is not a 4% increase in tax rates but a 4% increase in the revenue the district would receive over the compensating rate. 1:25
    • The staff member said the district had the lowest rate in the state at 35.8, compared with a statewide average of 64.7. 4:10
    • The staff member said keeping the current rate would bring an additional $171,000 compared with last year's revenue without taxes going up. 8:01
  3. Tax rate proposal process 13:16
    • The staff member said the board would make a proposal, advertise it in the newspaper and on the district website for 2 weeks, and then vote on it. 13:35
    • A speaker said they were in agreement with staying the same and noted the district has the lowest rate in the state. 16:04
    • The staff member said the official tax proposal notice would be sent to the paper to run for 2 weeks. 17:02
  4. Remote learning position revision 17:51
    • A speaker said the district has positions for virtual learning and asked to change one position title from remote learning to remote learning/home hospital so it could be used flexibly. 17:51
    • The speaker said nothing changes in pay and the position exists but is not filled. 19:00
    • Each member called in the roll call voted aye on the motion to revise the position. 19:20
  5. Adjournment 17:51
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded, followed by a roll call. 17:51

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Video: posted by the district as “Special Board Meeting 8/11/2026”