Two questions regarding school funding will be on the ballot on November 7th. They are as follows…
Question 1:
Shall the Board of Directors of the Eagle Grove Community School District in the Counties of Wright. Humboldt, and Webster, State of town, for the purpose of purchasing and improving grounds constructing schoolhouses or buildings and opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings; purchasing of buildings purchase lease or lease-purchase of technology and equipment, paying debts contracted for the erection or construction of schoolhouses or buildings, not including interest on bonds: procuring or acquisition of libraries, repairing remodeling. reconstructing, improving or expanding the schoolhouses or buildings and additions to existing schoolhouses expenditures for energy conservation: renting facilities under Iowa Code Chapter 20E, purchasing transportation equipment for transporting students, lease purchase option agreements for school buildings on equipment purchasing equipment authorized by law, or for any purpose or purposes now or hereafter authorized by law. be authorized for a period of ten (10) years, to levy annually, a voter-approved physical plant and equipment property tax not to exceed One Dollar Thirty Four Cents (51.34) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) of the assessed valuation of the taxable property within the school district commencing with the levy for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or each year thereafter?
Question 2:
Shall the Board of Directors of the Eagle Grove Community School District in the Counties of Wright, Humballs, and Webster, State of town, be authorized for a period of ten (10) years to continue to levy and impose on instructional support tax in an amount (after taking into consideration instructional support state aid) of not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the total of regular program district cost for the budget year and moneys received under Section 257.14, Code of Iowa as a budget adjustment in the budget year, and the authorized annually, in combination, as determined by the Boord, to levy on instructional support property tax upon all the taxable property within the School District commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and to impose an instructional support income surtax upon the state Individual income tax of each individual income taxpayer resident in the School District on December 31 for each calendar year commencing with calendar year 2026, or each year thereafter, the percent of income surtax to be determined by the Board for each fiscal year, but which shall not exceed seven percent (7%), to be used for any general fund purpose?
Those who would like more information can learn more at: www.eaglegrove.school. Also, see the article "ISL? PPEL? Spending Authority? Demystifying school funding" in this issue.
