The Yuma School District-1 Board of Education set the mill levy for 2025 during a brief special meeting, Tuesday afternoon, as well approving a bid for concrete work outside the Yuma Middle School gymnasium.
All five members were in attendance — John Deering, Terri Cooper, Tyson Brown, Lindsey Galles and Heath Roundtree.
Yuma-1’s assessed valuation has been set at $155.37 million, which is a decrease of $9.52 million.
The district’s total mill levy is set at 39.032 mills, which will generate $6.06 million in property tax revenue.
The General Fund mill levy is set at 22.345, generating $3.47 million. As dictated by state law, the General Fund mill levy is required to be increased by 1 mill annually until it reaches 27 mills, with the state share of K-12 funding decreasing accordingly.
The voter-approved mill levy override is set at 7.68 mills to generate $1.193 million. The Bond Redemption Fund mill levy is 8.914 mills for $1.385 million to meet bond payments.
The board unanimously approved certifying the mill levy.
It also dealt with concrete bids for work that needs to be done on the south side of the YMS gymnasium.
Gutter damage from the May 20 hailstorm revealed issues with the concrete allowing water to flow through the walls and into the gym rather than away from it. Dehumidifiers have had to be used to dry out the gym floor.
Chad Rayl with CMR Management informed the board the district had received bids from Dawson, YL Concrete and Ritchey’s Redi-Mix. Dawson had the highest bid, and Ritchey’s the lowest. Rayl said all three can do the work properly and all are available. Ritchey’s is the only one that owns its own concrete plant.
There was discussion that the main thing is to make sure it is done correctly, and in a timely manner. It will take several weeks to do the project. The board eventually approved going with Ritchey on a 5-0 vote, with an effort to try to mobilize the start of work before the Christmas break.