Hamilton Southeastern Schools - School Operation Tax Levy

Shall the Hamilton Southeastern Schools increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of funding the HSE Referendum Program by (1) repealing the existing referendum fund tax levy extended in 2023, and (2) replacing the existing referendum fund tax levy with a new referendum fund tax levy which will provide funding for (a) the salary and benefits of approximately 275 staff members, (b) the behavioral health contract that supports therapists in our school buildings with essential mental health support during the school day, (c) the shared salaries and benefits of school resource officers, (d) the salary and benefits of the Director of School Safety, (e) the salaries and benefits of traffic control and after school event security, and (f) the purchase of safety and security supplies and equipment by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.3600 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $47,500,000. If this operating referendum public question is approved by the voters, for a median residence of $400,000, the property's annual property bill would increase by $700 per year. The most recent operating referendum public question proposed by the school corporation was held in 2023 and passed.