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North Kansas City 74 School District board meeting, Sep 22, 2026

1 h 02 min

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What happened at this meeting

Board approves tax rate, $75 million bond sale resolution and insurance renewals 35:07

  • The meeting opened with recognitions of National Merit semifinalists, school cafeteria teams and a community health partner. 8:14
  • The board approved the 2026⁠-⁠27 tax rate after a public hearing in which a district staff member said assessed valuation rose from $3.8 billion to $3.9 billion. 32:47
  • The board approved a resolution authorizing the sale of the remaining $75 million from an April 2025 bond issue, along with a refunding of Series 2016B bonds. 35:47
  • The board also approved insurance renewals that a broker said carried an overall increase of 11% year over year. 45:46

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening 5:49
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and the presiding speaker said roll call was not needed because the board had met in executive session earlier in the evening. 6:19
  2. Recognitions 7:28
    • A district staff member recognized 7 students named National Merit Semifinalists, saying semifinalists represent the top 1% of test takers in the country. 7:28
    • The staff member recognized 20 school nutrition teams that earned top honors for food safety from the Clay County and Kansas City, Missouri health departments. 15:58
    • The staff member also recognized Swope Health as a partner in the district's annual Community Resource Fair. 22:35
  3. Public comment, agenda and consent agenda 28:02
    • The presiding speaker said no one had signed up for public comment. ~28:02
    • The presiding speaker said there were 58 items on the consent agenda. 29:22
    • The board approved the agenda and the consent agenda by voice votes. 29:01
  4. Finance update 30:13
    • A district staff member said the fiscal 2026 fund balance came in slightly higher than estimated at the end of June, just over the 20% mark, and remains unaudited. 30:22
    • The staff member said the district has been working with the auditor to move from accrual to cash basis accounting and expects to bring a budget amendment in the fall. 30:22
  5. Tax rate public hearing and vote 32:28
    • A district staff member said the district is at its lowest tax rate in a decade and that assessed valuation went from $3.8 billion to $3.9 billion. 32:47
    • The staff member said the district had about $45 million in new construction and expects about $5.7 million in new revenue, with the overall levy rising by 0.0033. 33:51
    • The board approved the 2026⁠-⁠27 tax rate by voice vote. 34:55
  6. Bond issuance resolution 35:23
    • A presenter said the board issued $100 million of a $175 million bond authorization, and the remaining $75 million is needed to finish projects, with pricing planned for next Tuesday. 35:47
    • The presenter said the sale would include refunding about $13.4 million in Series 2016B bonds, expected to save the district about $1.5 million. 38:56
    • The presenter said the resolution sets an amount of $97,620,000 and bars the refunding unless it yields a minimum of $1 million in savings. 41:23
    • The board approved the bond resolution by voice vote. 42:54
  7. Insurance renewal 43:28
    • A presenter from the district's insurance broker said the property line came in at a 15% rate reduction, while workers' compensation rose 26% as the district's experience modification factor increased from 1.13 to 1.32. 44:21
    • Laura Wagner asked about an asterisk next to the cyber coverage line, and a speaker said a formal renewal quote had come back so the asterisk could be removed. 46:19
    • The board approved the insurance renewals by voice vote. 46:59
  8. Bond construction projects update 47:24
    • A speaker showed progress photos, saying the last precast wall was set at Oak Park, wall setting would begin at Winnetonka, and construction had started at Newmark. 47:44
    • Asked whether projects were on time and on budget, a speaker replied so far, so good. 52:48
    • One board member said a main office relocation at Winnetonka went smoothly. 53:12
  9. Board committee and liaison reports 54:12
    • Joe Jacobs reported on a meeting covering Topping Road improvements, sidewalks at 52nd and North Bennington and progress on Shoal Creek. 56:12
    • Susan Hines said the DEIB Advisory Council has restarted and is already planning for the MLK Day of Service. 57:27
    • Jane Rinehart announced a Davidson neighborhood block party on Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30. 58:03
  10. Future meetings and adjournment 1:00:26
    • The presiding speaker said the next board workshop is October 13 and noted upcoming town hall meetings before adjourning. 1:00:59

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