HomeMy WebLinkAboutExplanatory StatementEXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET
Name of Person Responsible for Content: Paul Nolte, City Attorney
Name of Organization Person represents, if any: City of Ashland
Ballot Title Caption: "Ashland Youth Activities Five-Year Operating Local Option Tax"
Measure Number: I~'- ~
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 and student yearbook. 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 less state funding for schools
and 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.
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