SUPPLEMENTAL LEVY ELECTION - Levy Fund Use

The Board of Trustees of Jerome Joint School District No. 261, Jerome, Lincoln, and Gooding Counties, State of Idaho, is seeking authorization to levy a Supplemental Levy for the following purposes and approximate amount of levy funds to be allocated to each use: Purpose - Amount Non-Reimbursed Transportation - $300,000 Program and Software Licenses - $200,000 Portion of Salaries & Benefits for Classified Staff & Extra Curricular Staff - $1,250,000 Total: $1,750,000 QUESTION: Shall the Board of Trustees of Joint School District No. 261, Jerome, Lincoln, and Gooding Counties, State of Idaho, be authorized and empowered to levy a Supplemental Levy in the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,750,000) per year for two (2) years, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2029, for the purposes stated above; all as provided in the Resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on July 14, 2026? The estimated average annual cost to the taxpayer on the proposed levy is a tax of $60 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value, per year, based on current conditions. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that expires on June 30, 2027 and that currently costs $60 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value. Therefore, if the proposed levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 of taxable assessed value is not expected to increase.