(KLZA)-- The Johnson-Brock School Board conducted public hearings on the proposed General Fund Budget and the Property Tax Resolution for the 2023-24 fiscal year when they met last week.

During the regular Board meeting the Board approved a total budget of $6,100,903 which is a decrease of $162,332.

The property tax request will be 54.722 cents per $100 of assessed valuation which repreent a 14 percent decrease from last year. The total property tax request will amount to $2,816,303.

Johnson-Brock Board members also voted to recognize the Johnson-Brock Educaiton Association as the collective bargaining agent for the teachers for the 2024-25 school year.

The purchse of a 2018 Transtech 14 passenger school bus was approved and the Board approved the appointment of Mike Casey ande Bruce Sohnholz to three-year terms on the Johnson-Brock Foundation Board.