The Fond du Lac School Board has made it official to place an operations referendum on the spring election ballot. At a special meeting Tuesday night the board approved asking voters for permission to spend $10 million each year for four years, with any surpluses in the first two years used to fund security upgrades. The tax impact would be $124 for a $200,000 home or $186 a year for a $300,000 home. Chief of Finance and Operations Mike Gerlach says if the referendum fails the District would have to make an estimated $7 million to $9 million in cuts and says the first area the District would have to look at is staffing.
