The Jefferson Local Board
of Education has placed a 3.5 mill emergency levy, for a period of seven years,
on the ballot for November 5th.
HOW MUCH WILL THIS
EMERGENCY LEVY COST?
If your home was valued at
$100,000, it would cost a homeowner $10.21 per month.
If your home was valued at
$150,000, it would cost a homeowner $15.31 per month.
If your home was valued at
$200,000, it would cost a homeowner $20.42 per month.
HOW MUCH REVENUE WILL
IT BRING INTO THE DISTRICT?
$769,711.00 per year for a
seven year period.
HOW WILL THE DISTRICT
CLOSE THE REMAINING DEFICIT?
The district has begun a
program of requiring new businesses in the Industrial Park to pay a 1 cent per
square foot side agreement. As well, we
are working with the Village on a shared tax agreement for a five year period
that will also bring in additional revenue.
WHY HAS THE DISTRICT
PLACED THIS ISSUE ON THE BALLOT?
1)
The district ended the 2018-2019 school year with a deficit of approximately $850,000
due to increased costs. It is critical
that we receive new revenue to keep our existing programs and services.
2)
The district has
not received increases in State funding for the last eight years.
3)
The district has not requested a new levy for operating millage in over twenty years.
4)
Jefferson Local
Schools collect 33.66 mills in property tax, the lowest in Madison and Franklin
Counties.
5)
Federal and State
mandated costs, including special education and preschool, have gone up dramatically
in the last 5-7 years.
WHAT REVENUE DOES THE
INDUSTRIAL PARK BRING TO THE DISTRICT?
The revenue from the
industrial park in total pays for only one payroll in our annual budget. Because all of the businesses in the park in
which the schools have agreements are 100% tax abated, the district only
receives about 14% of the taxes otherwise owed to the district.
WILL PASSAGE OF THIS
LEVY ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO KEEP ITS EXISTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES?
YES. Passage of this levy will allow us to maintain
all of our existing programs.
ARE THERE ANY FUTURE
NEEDS FOR TAX REVENUE?
YES. The district has a long standing 9.5 mill
emergency levy (35 years) that will need to be renewed in two
years.
WILL NEW GROWTH IMPACT
THE DISTRICT?
YES. Our current operations and capacity would
quickly need to be expanded if any large scale growth occurred. This is something the district will closely
monitor. Added students inevitably mean
added costs for the district.
HAS THE DISTRICT BEEN
GOOD STEWARDS OF TAX DOLLARS?
YES. The district, collecting the lowest millage in the county, has continued to provide safe, well-kept buildings and facilities. We have excellent staff and administration who offer a broad curriculum to meet the needs of today’s students. We have worked hard to keep taxes in our community as low as possible while still delivering an excellent educational value for our community.
IF I HAVE OTHER
QUESTIONS, WHOM MAY I CALL?
You may call 614-879-7654, ext. 1112 – Superintendent William Mullett
IS THIS A CRITICAL LEVY
ISSUE?
YES. The continued support of our community is
essential to keep our programs and services for our students.