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Home My WebLink About2000-03 Spec Election -YouthRESOLUTION NO. 2000- i~,5 A RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON MAY 16, 2000, IN THE CITY OF ASHLAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY A MEASURE FOR A THREE-YEAR TAX-RATE LEVY TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF YOUTH ACTIVITY PROGRAMS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF ASHLAND AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A special election is called to be held in the City of Ashland, Oregon, on May 16, 2000, at which election there is to be referred to the voters for their adoption or rejection the following proposed measure: CAPTION: ASHLAND YOUTH ACTIVITIES THREE-YEAR OPERATING LOCAL OPTION TAX QUESTION: Shall City impose $1.38 per $1,000 of assessed value for youth activities beginning 2000-20017 This tax rate would be imposed for three years. This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent. SUMMARY: This measure may be passed only at an election with at least a 50 percent voter turnout. The additional tax revenue will be used to provide funds to continue several programs for Ashland School District students, grades kindergarten through twelfth, which may be eliminated or reduced because of insufficient funding by the state legislature. Various programs will be funded at the elementary, middle and high school levels including athletics, brain bowl, debate, drama club, student yearbook and newspaper, musical performances including band, choir, orchestra and children's strings, elementary music and physical education and second-language, vocational, marketing and business clubs. The levy also includes a small portion for community activities conducted by the Ashland Park and Recreation Commission. Student programs will be conducted by the Ashland School District by agreement with the Park and Recreation Commission. It is estimated that the proposed rate will raise $1,694,000 in 2000-2001, $1,779,000 in 2001-2002 and $1,717,000 in 2002-2003. SECTION 2. The city recorder is requested and directed to give due notice of such special election as provided by law. SECTION 3. A seven-person committee appointed by the mayor shall advise the Ashland School Board on the allocation of funds by the school district. This committee shall be composed of three citizens, a member of the parks commission, a member of the school board, the athletic director, and one non-high school principal or administrator. The committee will serve for the duration of the levy. This resolution was read by title only in accordance with Ashland Municipal Code § 2~/.~d d~ADOPTED ~ ?t ,2000. Barbara Christensen, City Recorder SIGNED and APPROVED this ~ day of ~ ,2000. a~e, City Attorney PAGE 1 -RESOLUTION (F:~USSR~PAUL~Schoo~ levy\school ballot title 00.wpd) Under ORS 251.345, the city council is to submit "an impartial, simple and understandable statement explaining the measure and its effect" for the voters' pamphlet. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT This measure would raise money from property taxes for the Ashland Park and Recreation Commission to conduct activities for young people in and around Ashland. The bulk of the money would be paid to the Ashland School District to conduct activities traditionally carried on by the school district for students. These funds would be paid to the district under a contract with the park commission to provide for programs and activities connected with the elementary, middle and high schools. The programs include athletics; elementary music and physical education; various clubs such as drama, vocational, second language, marketing and business; musical performances such as band, choir, orchestra and children's strings and other activities such as the brain bowl, debate, student yearbook and student newspaper. The levy also includes a portion for community activities for adults and non-school age children. Community activities would be conducted by the Ashland Park and Recreation Commission. Most of the money raised by this measure is intended to continue programs of the school district which would have been eliminated or reduced because of Ballot Measure Five adopted in 1990. Measure Five amended the state constitution to limit the amount of property taxes that can be spent for education. Because of the ballot measure limitations, none of the money raised by this measure would be for educational services or for courses of study required by law or by the rules of the State Board of Education. The programs and activities conducted by the school district would primarily be conducted outside of regular school hours and many of them would be conducted off school grounds. (F:\USER\PAUL\SChool levy\school explanatory statement O0.wpd)