Voted Local Levy Election Tooele County School District

What is a Voted Local Levy? Property Tax that can be levied by a School District per U.C.A. 53A-17a-133 Levy must be approved by the majority of the voters Proceeds can be used for maintenance and operations of the school district (no restrictions)

Voted Local Levy & State Guarantee, how does it work?

What is the increase being Proposed this November? Increase of 0.001 to the Voted Local Levy A voted local levy was authorized in 1998 at a levy of .0006 The proposed increase would bring the voted levy up to .0016 Based on the FY17 Legislative Estimates this would generate: $4,040,047 in additional property taxes for the school district $3,708,892 in additional state funding $7,748,939 in total revenues for the school district The State would guarantee roughly $0.92 for every $1 of property tax generated using the above estimates.

What would the new revenues be spent on? Employee Compensation Raises to all employees Help us attract the best employees Help us keep the best employees Have comparable wages to other Districts in the Wasatch Front Employee Benefits Competitive to neighboring Districts Ensure Quality Staffing for our Children

What will the ballot look like?

The ballot will be mailed to you 21 days before the election. Please Vote November 7, 2016 The ballot will be mailed to you 21 days before the election. *Grantsville City & Tooele City will be able to vote November 7th at the regular polling locations, all other areas in the County will be vote by mail only