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Measure W2012 Secondary School Funding Santa Barbara High School District Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required Fail: 21330 / 64.34% Yes votes ...... 11822 / 35.66% No votes
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Results as of Jun 5 11:28pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (120/120) |
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To offset severe state budget cuts to our junior high and high schools; enhance secondary math, science, technology and career education; protect music, arts, foreign language and theater programs at the secondary level; and protect secondary class size, shall Santa Barbara Unified School District be authorized to implement a $54 annual parcel tax for four years, with an available exemption for senior citizens, with independent citizen oversight, without administrative salaries, and with every dollar staying in our local schools?
This measure, if approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the voters within the Santa Barbara Unified School District (the "District") will authorize the District to levy a parcel tax of $54 per year against each parcel of land that lies wholly or partially within District boundaries that has been assigned an assessor's parcel number. (The full text of the measure is printed in the ballot pamphlet.) The parcel tax is to be levied for four (4) fiscal years, without increase, beginning in the fiscal year starting July 1, 2013 and ending in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016. The parcel tax shall be collected in the same manner and will be subject to the same interest and penalties as general property taxes and the proceeds will be deposited into a separate restricted account and shall be used only for the following specific secondary level educational purposes:
An annual written report will be made to the District's Board of Education (the "Board") showing (1) the amount of funds collected and expended from tax proceeds, (2) the status of any projects or programs funded by the parcel tax listed above, and (3) an annual independent financial audit. Tax proceeds shall not be spent on administrative salaries. The oversight committee shall advise the Board on expenditures funded by the measure to ensure funds are only spent by the District for the purposes stated in the measure. Secondary charter schools authorized by the District shall share in the tax funding, proportional to the enrollment of students from the District and will report annually to the Board and community on how tax funds have been spent. Any owner that is 65 years of age or older of a parcel used solely for owner-occupied single-family residential purposes may receive an exemption from the parcel tax by annually submitting an application by June 15 of each year to the Board in accordance with the Board's adopted rules and regulations. A YES vote means the measure and parcel tax are APPROVED. A NO vote means the measure and parcel tax are NOT APPROVED. Gustavo E. Lavayen Chief Deputy County Counsel
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Arguments For Measure W2012 |
ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE W2012
We have the unique opportunity to continue to provide the secondary school students of the Santa Barbara Unified School District with dedicated funds for proven programs and materials that have enriched their educational experience over the past four years - funding that is not affected by state budget cuts and cannot be taken away by the politicians in Sacramento. Our students in grades 7-12 count on this local funding for programs that they would not otherwise receive. Supporting Measure W2012 will continue the stable, consistent, locally controlled funding our students rely on to receive the best education our community can provide. Approximately $2.7 million per year will flow into classrooms and reach each of the nearly 10,000 junior high and high school students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. Measure W2012 will allow the Santa Barbara Unified School District to maintain:
Please join us in continuing to support our children's future. The undersigned authors of the argument in favor of Ballot Measure W2012 at the Primary Election for the Santa Barbara Unified School District to be held on June 5, 2012, hereby state that such argument is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief. /s/ Lanny Ebenstein, Former Trustee, Santa Barbara Board of Education /s/ Margaret Connell, Councilmember, City of Goleta /s/ Nancy Harter, Former Trustee, Santa Barbara Board of Education /s/ Mark Ingalls, Past President, Santa Barbara Education Foundation /s/ Craig Zimmerman, Local Businessperson
(No arguments against Measure W2012 were submitted) |