Item 4: Adoption of Resolution 5023 Calling a City Election on May 17, 2011, on a Temporary City Income Tax to Raise Funds for Local Schools

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May 2011 November 2011 Impact on The 4J and Bethel Boards will The 4J and Bethel Boards will School District determine how to proceed with a determine how to proceed with a Bond Measures bond measure after City Council bond measure after City Council decides whether to refer an income decides whether to refer an income tax measure to voters and selects an tax measure to voters and selects an election date. election date. School districts have until March 17 School districts have until March to to file a measure with Lane County file a measure with Lane County Elections for the May ballot. Elections for the May ballot and until early September to file a measure for A May bond measure would allow 4J the November ballot. to take advantage of a federal program that would save $17-23 A November bond measure would million for taxpayers, allow the mean that 4J would not receive the district to not increase tax rates for $17 million of federal subsidy for general obligation bonds, and allow their borrowing, general obligation for construction over the 2011 bond tax rates would increase, and summer months. several construction projects would be deferred until 2012. Election Cost Will depend on what else is on the Will depend on what else is on the ballot. Likely to be in the range of ballot. Could be as high as $290,000, $50,000 to $100,000, including including voters’ pamphlet and voters’ pamphlet and neutral neutral information statement if this information statement were the only thing on the ballot Engagement of Current engagement level is high and If schools made reductions in their Advocates a May election would keep that FY12 budgets, that might discourage momentum going parents and advocates from engaging in the tax discussions, or it might demonstrate more clearly the impacts of school funding reductions and provoke more parents and advocates to get involved. Form of Council Resolution placing measure on ballot Resolution placing measure on ballot Action in February. Ordinance implement-and ordinance implementing tax can ing tax approved by council before be approved simultaneously, with ballots are mailed. deadline of mid-August.