Ballot Measure 20-137
Local option levy renewal for 4J schools
Torch Admin
Issue date: 10/16/08 Section: News
Ballot Measure 20-137 is a property tax to fund 4J school operations. The current levy, which expires 2010, was approved by voters in 2000 and renewed in 2004.
The ballot measure would renew the levy for another five years at the same tax rate. If approved, the levy would generate $15 to $17 million per year. This is roughly equivalent to the cost of operating a high school, middle school and elementary school for one year.
If approved, the levy would maintain current school programs and staffing levels. Without the levy, the school district would need to reduce its budget by about 10 percent, from 2010 onwards.
Unlike a bond, a levy can fund aspects of administration besides renovations of infrastructure or new buildings. The Local Option Levy would pay for school programs and staff.
Because the levy is a renewal of the current levy, taxpayers would continue to pay about the same amount, which is projected at $1.48 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Currently, Oregon public schools are funded from a combination of property taxes and state funds, which come mainly from state income taxes. The state allows a Local Option Levy to add to the funding set by the state to pay for programs and staff.
The ballot measure would renew the levy for another five years at the same tax rate. If approved, the levy would generate $15 to $17 million per year. This is roughly equivalent to the cost of operating a high school, middle school and elementary school for one year.
If approved, the levy would maintain current school programs and staffing levels. Without the levy, the school district would need to reduce its budget by about 10 percent, from 2010 onwards.
Unlike a bond, a levy can fund aspects of administration besides renovations of infrastructure or new buildings. The Local Option Levy would pay for school programs and staff.
Because the levy is a renewal of the current levy, taxpayers would continue to pay about the same amount, which is projected at $1.48 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Currently, Oregon public schools are funded from a combination of property taxes and state funds, which come mainly from state income taxes. The state allows a Local Option Levy to add to the funding set by the state to pay for programs and staff.
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