Brought to you by Election Magic May 5 2009 Consolidated Election - 5/5/2009

Proposal Text

City of Albion Proposal -- Recreation Millage Renewal

Shall the City of Albion renew the current levy of a total of one and one half mills ($1.50 per $1,000.00) on taxable value of property located in the City of Albion for three years beginning with the 2010 tax levy year and running through the 2012 tax levy year (inclusive), which will raise in the first year of such tax levy an estimated revenue of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) to be used for the specific purpose of continuing to operate City of Albion recreation programs for young people, adults and senior citizens? If approved this would be a renewal of the current millage levy.

Sheridan Township Proposal -- Ordinance No. 001-2008

Shall Sheridan Township Ordinance No. 001-2008, which was adopted by the Sheridan Township Board on September 16, 2008, and which updates and otherwise amends Article 26 (entitled “ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT”) of the Sheridan Township Zoning Ordinance, be approved?

Climax-Scotts Community Schools Proposal -- Operating Millage Renewal

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Climax Scotts Community Schools, Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2009, 2010 and 2011, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $239,993 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2008 tax levy)?

Harper Creek Community Schools Proposal -- Operating Millage

This proposal will enable the school district to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Harper Creek Community Schools, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by 2 mills ($2.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 4 years, 2009-2012, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $30,000 (this millage is to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction)?

Hastings Area School System Proposal -- Millage Proposal, Building and Site Sinking Fund Tax Levy

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Hastings Area School System, Barry and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2009 to 2013, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair of, school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $552,700?

Litchfield Community Schools Proposal -- Operating Millage Renewal

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Litchfield Community Schools, Hillsdale, Jackson, Calhoun and Branch Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2009 to 2013, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $406,630 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2008 tax levy)?

Marshall Public Schools Proposal -- Operating Millage Renewal

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Marshall Public Schools, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for the year 2009, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $2,490,062 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2008 tax levy)?

Union City Community Schools Proposal -- Operating Millage Renewal

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Union City Community Schools, Branch and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2009, 2010 and 2011, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $505,000 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2008 tax levy)?

Hillsdale County Intermediate School District Proposal -- Special Education Millage (Restoaration of Headlee Reduction)

This proposal requests additional millage to permit the continued levy by the intermediate school district of the maximum mills for special education previously approved by the electors. Shall the current charter limitation on the annual property tax rate previously approved by the electors of Hillsdale County Intermediate School District, Michigan, for the education of persons with disabilities be increased by .325 mill ($0.325 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), (this increase will allow the intermediate school district to levy the maximum rate of 3 mills previously approved by the electors which has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $380,083 from local property taxes authorized herein?