NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.726
(BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 726(Becker Public Schools), State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, for the purpose of voting on the following questions:
School District Question 1
Approval of School District
Referendum Revenue Authorization
The board of Independent School District No. 726(Becker Public Schools) has proposed to increase its general education revenue by $525.26 per pupil. A portion of this proposed new authorization would replace its existing referendum revenue authorization of $415.26per pupil which is scheduled to expire after taxes payable in 2019.The proposed referendum revenue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for tenyears unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law.
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Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 726 be approved?
BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY INCREASE.
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School District Question 2
Renewal of Capital Project Levy
Authorization for Technology
The board of Independent School District No. 726(Becker Public Schools)has proposed a capital project levy authorization of 1.8340% times the net tax capacity of the school district. This authorization would renew the school district’s existing capital project levy authorization for technology which is scheduled to expire after taxes payable in 2019. The money raised by this authorization will provide funds for the acquisition, installation and maintenance of instructional technology. The proposed capital project levy authorization will raise approximately $494,215for taxes payable in 2020, the first year it is to be levied, and would be authorized for ten years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $4,942,150.
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Shall the capital project levy authorization proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 726 be approved?
BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO RENEW AN EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE.
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Passage of School District Question 1 extends an existing operating referendum at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year. Passage of School District Question 2 would renew the school district’s existing capital project levy authorization which is scheduled to expire after taxes payable in 2019.
The annual dollar increases for typical residential homesteads, apartments, commercial-industrial properties, and most other classes of property within the school district are as shown in the table below.
For agricultural property (both homestead and non-homestead), the taxes for School District Question 1 will be based on the value of the house, garage and surrounding one acre of land only. For School District Question 1, there will be no referendum taxes paid on the value of other agricultural lands and buildings. For seasonal residential recreational property (i.e. cabins), there will be no taxes paid for School District Question 1.
The combined polling place for this election and the precincts served by that polling place will be as follows:
POLLING PLACE: Becker City Hall
Becker, Minnesota
This combined polling place serves all territory located in Independent School District No. 726; Sherburne County, Minnesota.
Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the combined polling place designated above. The polls for said election will be opened at7:00 o'clock a.m.and will close at 8:00 o'clock p.m., on the date of said election.
A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day.
Dated: October 2, 2019.
BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
Angela Oswald
School District Clerk
Independent School District No. 726
(Becker Public Schools)
State of Minnesota