Question 1 - Renewal of 1% Educational Sales Tax

Shall a one percent sales and use tax for educational purposes be imposed, levied and collected in the Oconee County School District (the "School District") for a period of time not to exceed twenty consecutive calendar quarters (5 years), beginning immediately upon the expiration of the one percent sales and use tax for educational purposes currently being collected, and for the raising of not more than $86,770,555, for the purposes of (A) acquiring, constructing and equipping the following capital outlay projects: (1) adding to, renovating, repairing, improving, furnishing, and equipping existing school buildings and other buildings and facilities; the potential acquisition of land; service, transportation and maintenance facilities, and other educational facilities, and or additions to, renovations of, repairs to, improvements to, and equipment for existing schools, service, transportation and maintenance facilities and other educational facilities of the School District, including, without limitation, athletic fields and facilities, and infrastructure at all schools and selected other facilities; and replacing, purchasing, upgrading or supplementing capital outlay equipment including, but not limited to, desks, chairs, copiers, tables, security and safety equipment, signage, and laboratory equipment; and paying expenses incident thereto, (2) network infrastructure and technology to be used at educational and administrative facilities, including, but not limited to, classroom technology infrastructure, computers, laptops, tablets and mobile devices for students and staff, servers, wiring, wireless antennas, displays and other technology upgrades with necessaty hardware, software, and programs, (3) real and personal property for schools, athletic fields and facilities, administrative, service, and transportation and maintenance facilities, and (4) school buses and/or other vehicles, and (5) capitalized interest incident thereto ( collectively, the "Projects"), and (B) paying a portion of the principal and interest on the outstanding Oconee County School District General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021?