Question 1 - Election to Authorize Additional Levy

Special election to authorize additional levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2029; July 1, 2030; July 1, 2031; July 1, 2032; and July 1, 2033; for the purposes set forth as follows: 1. That the purposes for which additional funds are needed and the annual approximate amount for such purposes after due allowances for exonerations, delinquencies, etc., are as follows: A. To provide funds to repair, improve, and maintain the existing Board owned motor vehicles and where necessary to purchase new and additional motor vehicles in order to facilitate a safe and efficient school system at the rate of five percent (5%) of the total annual additional levy proceeds, for an approximate annual cost of $688,380 B. To provide funds to distribute free textbooks and workbooks to all students in the Jackson County School District, and to supply and equip elementary and secondary schools at the rate of ten percent (10%) of the total annual additional levy proceeds, for an approximate annual cost of $1,376,760 C. To provide funds to repair, improve, add to, and maintain all school facilities, to defray utility costs, and to provide funds for land and for the construction of buildings thereon or upon any land now owned by the Board of Education at the rate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total annual additional levy proceeds, for an approximate annual cost of $3,441,901 D. To provide funds for the employment of additional school system personnel to meet the needs of the school system and to maintain and/or increase the present supplement to the state basic salary scale and provide benefits for all school personnel at the rate of sixty percent (60%) of the total annual additional levy proceeds, for an approximate annual cost of $8,260,563 2. That the total approximate amounts needed during the term of this five-year (5) levy after due allowances for exonerations, delinquencies, etc., for said purposes is approximately $68,838,020 All according to the order of the Board of Education of the County of Jackson entered on the 23rd day of July, 2026. The additional levy shall be on Class I property 22.95 cents; on Class II property 45.90 cents; on Class III property 91.80 cents; and on Class IV property 91.80 cents. Such additional levies shall be based on each one hundred dollars valuation of Classes I, II, III, and IV property.