As an essential part of its budgeting process, the Melstone Public School 64J Board of Trustees is authorized by law to impose levies to support its budget. The Melstone Public School Board of Trustees estimates the following changes in revenues and mills for the funds noted below for the next school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, using certified taxable valuations from the current school fiscal year as provided to the district:
Required 20-9-116 MCA Notice (Mills Calculated using prior Year Taxable Value):
| 2022-23 Actual Levies | 2023-24 Projections | |||||
| Fund | $/Mills | $/ Mills | Change $ | Change Mills | Est. Annual Tax Impact $100K home | ESt. Annual Tax Impact $200K home |
| Transportation | $54,993/27.22 | $54622/26 | (371) | (.082) | (1.11) | (2.22) |
| Bus Depreciation | ||||||
| Tuition | ||||||
| Adult Ed | ||||||
| Flexibility | ||||||
| Building Reserve Permissive | $6143/3.04 | (6.143) | (3.04) | (4.10) | (8.20) | |
| Grand Total | $61,136/ 30.26 | $54,622/26.40 | (6514) | (3.86) | (5.21) | (10.42) |
2023-24 projections above are based on the certified taxable valuations from the current school
fiscal year (2022-23) and the State of Montana Office of Public Instruction’s Preliminary Budget
Data Sheet posted March 2023. The District’s final certified taxable valuations available August
1, 2023 may result in changes to these estimates.
Regarding the building reserve permissive levy and the building reserve voted levy, the
following are school facility maintenance projects anticipated to be completed at this time:
, saving for project.
Dated this 14th day of March 2022
Trustees of
Melstone Public Schools
Nate Roskelley, Board chairperson
Justina Marshall, Business Manager/Clerk