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Measure G Bond Campbell Union High School District 55% Approval Required
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Pass:
32,505 /
58.2% Yes votes ......
23,350 /
41.8% No votes
| Results as of Dec 4 1:58pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (158/158) |
| Information shown below: Yes/No Meaning | Impartial Analysis | Arguments | Tax Rate Statement | Full Text | |||||
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To improve the quality of education by upgrading school facilities, shall Campbell Union High School District issue $90 million in bonds, within legal interest rates, for purposes including:
BONDS NO
Upon approval of 55% of the votes cast by voters in an election, California law permits school districts to issue bonds, secured by the levy of ad valorem taxes on property located within a district, for the purpose of acquiring or constructing school facilities and real property. The bond measure must meet certain requirements, such as stating proceeds from the sale of the bonds will only be used as specified in Article XIIIA, Sec.1(b)(3) of the California Constitution, listing specific school facilities projects to be funded, and specifying that annual audits are conducted. The Board of Trustees of the Campbell Union High School District (the District) proposes issuing bonds in the amount of $90,000,000 at legal rates. The proceeds would be used to undertake projects at six high schools, including Boynton, Branham, Del Mar, Leigh, Prospect, and Westmont. Improvements funded under this measure include upgrading technology; repairing and expanding library facilities/homework centers; improving exterior athletic facilities; improving access to facilities for students and teachers with disabilities; improving energy efficiency and conservation; repairing utilities, including wiring, sewer, storm drain, water and related equipment; renovating older classrooms; upgrading cafeteria areas to be supported by a district-wide kitchen which may also be financed from the proceeds of the bonds; improving school safety, communications, and fire alarm systems; and expanding schools for purposes including physical education, performing arts education, assemblies and cafeteria. The proceeds of the bonds will not be used for teacher and administrator salaries or other school operating expenses. The District would conduct annual audits and appoint a citizens' committee to ensure bond proceeds are expended only on the school facilities projects included in the ballot measure. The District's best estimate of the tax required to be levied to fund the bonds during the first fiscal year after the sale of the first series of bonds is $9.65 per $100,000 of the assessed value of taxable property in the District for fiscal year 2007-2008. The District's best estimate of the highest tax required to fund this bond issue is $14.85 per $100,000 of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2011-2012. The District's best estimate of the tax required to fund the bonds during the first fiscal year after the sale of the last series of bonds, is $14.85 per $100,000 of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2011-2012. The District's best estimate of the average tax required to fund this bond issue is $11.96 per $100,000 of assessed valuation. A "yes" vote is a vote to authorize the issuance and sale of the bonds in the amount of $90,000,000, to be secured by the levy of ad valorem taxes on property located within the district. A "no" vote is a vote not to authorize the issuance and sale of the bonds in the amount of $90,000,000, to be secured by the levy of ad valorem taxes on property located within the district.
Ann Miller Ravel
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Official Information Opponents/Proponents Opponents
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| Arguments For Measure G | Arguments Against Measure G | ||
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Our local high schools in the Campbell Union High School District provide high-quality, award-winning education, producing exceptionally well-rounded students who excel in science, math, music, arts and vocational training. Our high school students receive some of the highest scores on statewide exams, and graduate from the nation's top colleges and universities. In addition, our vocational training programs prepare students for high paying, professional careers right here in the Silicon Valley. Excellent schools are vital for local families and help sustain high property values for all of us, whether or not we have children in school. But to maintain the first-rate education that we expect from Campbell Union High School District schools, our classrooms, libraries, labs and learning technologies must be updated so that students continue to excel in a safe and modern learning environment. For less than $3 per month, Measure G will improve Campbell Union High School District schools by:
All Measure G funds will stay right here in our local high schools-the state can't take a single dime. Even better, with Measure G, the District will become eligible for millions of dollars in state matching funds to improve our schools. Please join us in supporting all of our teachers and students and vote Yes on Measure G.
/s/ Jane P. Kennedy
/s/ Mark C. Norman
/s/ Judy Chirco
/s/ Rachelle Burnside
/s/ Evan Low
We're ALL for better education! But Measure "G's" NOT about "education." It's about arrogance and GREED! As predicted, proponents have: Hidden it's a new landowner only tax; Played "the education card." In 2000 we gave $95,000,000 for these same purposes [http://www.smartvoter.org/1999nov/ca/scl/meas/C/]. Last year California gave another $7,223,233! It's NOT $3 monthly [compare Superintendent Farber's Tax Rate Statement]. Besides $43,540,000 in property taxes from 10,895 landowners, CUHSD will receive:
Plus CUHSD browbeats parents for textbook, workbook, lab fee, sports transportation "fees!" Yet last year:
Roofs, plumbing, bathrooms don't last forever. It's more important paying: Superintendent Farber $176,831 plus benefits [more than Governor Schwarzenegger]; political consultants tens of thousands; wasting hundreds of thousands on bond/parcel tax election-after-election; Than maintaining our schools/fairly compensating teachers [who average $63,500]! "Citizen oversight" is illusory. Administrators will "cherry pick" membership, and citizens CAN'T STOP WASTE; only "oversee." Unless you're a high income landowner; itemize (versus take standard) deductions; there's NO income tax "savings!" CUHSD is out-of-control! Its irresponsibility, unaccountability, arrogance speak volumes.
/s/ Lowell E. Grattan
/s/ Glenn R. Kinsey | [The following may contain errors from retyping. The official version may be obtained from the Registrar of Voters.]
90% of school bonds pass. Why? Because proponents [like CUHSD] play "the education card;" mislead voters; bury administrators' compensation; and, impermissibly spend public funds for political purposes. Measure G's NOT about "bonds." It's a NEW property TAX! But landowners already pay CUHSD $43,540,000 annually [80% of CUHSD's revenue], which increases 9.73% next year! For 2005-06 landowners paid CUHSD another $4,888,000 annually in "special" taxes, and Proposition 88 [on this ballot] levies another $3,000,000 annually! In 1999 voters approved $95,000,000 in CUHSD "infrastructure repair" bonds which taxed landowners another $240,000,000 over 40 YEARS. In 2004 voters approved another $12,300,000,000 in school bonds. Now CUHSD proposes $90,000,000 more in bonds for athletic fields/restrooms/kitchens which concurrently taxes landowners another $260,000,000 over the next 40 YEARS! When is enough, enough? IF warranted, when does CUHSD tax tenants? NEVER! Because maintenance is ongoing; it's grossly under budgeted; despite $3,715,000 in 2005-06 SURPLUSES, CUHSD budgets nothing for inevitable building repairs/renovations! Yet 80% is spent on salaries/benefits. When maintenance/repairs are intentionally shortchanged, it's disingenuous to assert bonds don't fund salaries/benefits! Measure G:
/s/ Lowell Grattan
/s/ Glenn R. Kinsey
/s/ Carol Pizano
/s/ Liliane Thibodeau
Measure G opponents' arguments are simply untrue and misleading. Measure G supporters care about providing a first-rate education to our local students. We believe that excellent neighborhood high schools maintain strong, safe communities and high property values. Measure G will cost the average taxpayer less than $3 a month. Measure G is necessary to maintain the high quality education that Campbell Union High School District (CUHSD) provides. Measure G funds will be used for classroom upgrades, computer learning technology, restroom repairs, improved performing arts and physical education facilities, vocational education classrooms and improved access for students and teachers with disabilities. These upgrades are needed to support high school students as they pursue academic excellence, college and future professions. We are proud that CUHSD operates with one of the leanest school administrative budgets in Santa Clara County. By law, NO bond funds can be used for administrator salaries - all Measure G funds will upgrade local high schools. Measure G contains strict fiscal accountability provisions, including a Citizens' Oversight Committee to ensure that all bond funds are spent wisely and efficiently on identified projects only. Please join us and vote Yes on Measure G.
/s/ Marv Kidwiler
/s/ Cyndi Woodall
/s/ Ken Yeager
/s/ Giovanni Rossi
/s/ Rick P. Costanzo |
| Tax Rate Statement from the Superintendent of Schools |
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An election will be held in the Campbell Union High School District in Santa Clara County on November 7, 2006, to authorize the sale of $90,000,000 in general obligation bonds. The following information is submitted in compliance with Sections 9401 and 9404 of the California Elections Code.
1. The best estimate of the tax rate which would be required to fund this bond issue during the first fiscal year after the sale of the first series of bonds, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of this statement, is 0.965 cents per $100 ($9.65 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2007-08.
2. The best estimate of the highest tax rate which would be required to fund this bond issue, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing this statement, is 1.485 cents per $100 ($14.85 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2011-12.
3. The best estimate of the tax rate which would be required to fund this bond issue during the first fiscal year after the sale of the last series of bonds, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of this statement, is 1.485 cents per $100 ($14.85 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2011-12.
4. Based on the District's estimate of when bonds will be sold, the interest rates prevailing at the time of such bond sales, and the projected growth in assessed valuation, the best estimate of the average tax rate which would be required to fund this bond issue is 1.196 cents per $100 ($11.96 per $100,000) of assessed valuation. These estimates are based on projections derived from information obtained from official sources. The actual tax rates and the years in which they will apply may vary depending on the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold at each sale, actual increases in assessed valuations, and the actual maturity of each issue of bonds (which is assumed to be approximately 30 years or less). The timing of the bond sales and the amount of bonds sold at any given time will be governed by the needs of the District. Actual assessed valuations will depend upon the amount and value of taxable property within the District as determined in the assessment and the equalization process. Dated: August 4, 2006
/s/ Rhonda E. Farber |
| Full Text of Measure G |
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By approval of this proposition by at least 55 percent of the registered voters voting on the proposition, the District will be authorized to issue and sell bonds of up to $90 million in aggregated principal at interest rates below the legal limit and to provide financing for the specific school facilities projects listed in the Bond Project List described below, subject to all the accountability requirements specified below.
The provisions in this section are specifically included in this proposition in order that the voters and taxpayers in the District may be assured that their money will be spent wisely. Expenditures to address specific facilities needs of the District will be in compliance with the requirements of Article XIIIA, Section 1(b)(3), of the State Constitution and the Strict Accountability in Local School Construction Bonds Act of 2000 (codified at Education Code Sections 15264 and following.) Evaluation of Needs. The School Board has identified detailed facilities needs of the District and has determined which projects to finance from a local bond at this time. The School Board hereby certifies that it has evaluated safety, class size reduction, enrollment growth, and information technology needs in developing the Bond Project List shown below. Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee. The School Board shall establish an Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee under Education Code Section 15278 and following to ensure bond proceeds are expended only on the school facilities projects listed below. The committee will be established within 60 days of the date when the results of the election appear in the minutes of the School Board. Performance Audits. The School Board shall conduct an annual, independent performance audit to ensure that the bond proceeds have been expended only on the school facilities projects listed below. Financial Audits. The School Board shall conduct an annual, independent financial audit of the bond proceeds until all of those proceeds have been spent for the school facilities projects listed below. Special Bond Proceeds Account; Annual Report to Board. Upon approval of this proposition and the sale of any bonds approved, the Board shall take actions necessary to establish a Building Fund to be held by the Santa Clara County Treasurer, as required by the California Education Code, in which proceeds of the sale of bonds will be deposited. As long as any proceeds of the bonds remain unexpended, the Superintendent of the District shall cause a report to be filed with the Board no later than January 1 of each year stating (1) the amount of bond proceeds received and expended in that year, and (2) the status of any project funded or to be funded from bond proceeds. The report may relate to the calendar year, fiscal year, or other appropriate annual period as the Superintendent shall determine and may be incorporated in the annual budget, audit, or another appropriate routine report to the Board.
No Administrator Salaries. Proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this proposition shall be used only for the construction, reconstruction and/or rehabilitation of school facilities including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities or acquisition or lease of real property for school facilities and not for any other purpose, including teacher and administrator salaries and other school operating expenses.
The Bond Project List shown below is a part of the ballot proposition and must be reproduced in any official document required to contain the full statement of the bond proposition. Evaluation of Needs. As required by Article XIII A of the California Constitution, the Board of Trustees of the District has certified that it has evaluated safety, class size reduction and information technology needs in developing the list of school facilities projects shown below. Projects Subject to Available Funding. The following list of projects is subject to the availability of adequate funding to the District. Scope of Projects. Bond proceeds will be expended to modernize, replace, renovate, construct, equip, furnish and otherwise improve District facilities as described below. The specific school facilities projects which are described below include all related and incidental costs, including costs of design, engineering, architect and other professional services, site preparation, utilities, landscaping and other incidental costs, and construction management. Bond proceeds may also be expended to acquire and install furniture, fixtures and equipment at any classrooms and other facilities of the District. The District may alter the scope and nature of any of the specific projects, which are described below as required by conditions that arise during the course of design and construction, including unforeseen conditions such as dry rot, mold and faulty engineering. I. Projects at Boynton High School
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