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:

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.

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.

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: