Brought to you by Election Magic May 4, 2010 Consolidated Election - 5/4/2010

Proposal Text

CALEDONIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS -- OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL

This proposal will allow 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 and renews millage that will expire with the 2010 tax levy. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Caledonia Community Schools, Kent, Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 5 years, 2011 to 2015, 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 2011 is approximately $9,278,722 (this is a renewal of millage which will expire with the 2010 tax levy)?

EAST GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS -- OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL

This proposal will allow 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 East Grand Rapids Public Schools, Kent County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2010, 2011 and 2012, to provide funds for operating purposes (17.8669 mills of the above is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2009 tax levy and .1331 mill is a restoration of millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2010 is approximately $1,100,000?

KENOWA HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS -- BONDING PROPOSAL

Shall Kenowa Hills Public Schools, Kent and Ottawa Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Fourteen Million Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($14,325,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing and equipping additions to and remodeling, refurnishing and re-equipping school district buildings; acquiring and installing educational technology system improvements and purchasing school buses; and developing and improving playgrounds, play fields and facilities and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2010, under current law is .90 mill ($0.90 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a net increase in the debt levy of -0- mills. The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is sixteen (16) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is .81 mill ($0.81 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). If the school district borrows from the State to pay debt service on the bonds, the school district may be required to continue to levy mills beyond the term of the bonds to repay the State. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

NORTHVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS -- MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL - BUILDING & SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Northview Public Schools, Kent County, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1.2056 mills ($1.2056 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2010 to 2014, inclusive, to continue to provide for 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 2010 is approximately $737,000?

SPARTA AREA SCHOOLS - PROPOSAL I -- OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL

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 and renews millage that will expire with the 2010 tax levy. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 18.7 mills ($18.70 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Sparta Area Schools, Kent and Ottawa Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 5 years, 2011 to 2015, 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 2011 is approximately $1,919,000 (this is a renewal of millage which will expire with the 2010 tax levy)?

SPARTA AREA SCHOOLS - PROPOSAL II -- MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL, BLDG & SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY

This proposal renews building and site sinking fund millage that expired with the 2009 tax levy and restores millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Sparta Area Schools, Kent and Ottawa Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy 1.25 mills ($1.25 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2010 to 2019, inclusive, for sinking fund purposes to be used for the construction or repair of school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law (1.2126 mills of the above is a renewal of millage for building and site sinking fund purposes which expired with the 2009 tax levy and .0374 mill is to restore millage for the same purpose lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2010 is approximately $572,000?

GRAND RAPIDS CITY - PROPOSAL I -- UNIFORM CITY INCOME TAX INCREASE

Shall Ordinance No. 2010-07, an amendment to the Uniform City Income Tax Ordinance, which increases the annual rate of tax on corporations and resident individuals from 1.3% to 1.5% and on non-resident individuals from .65% to .75% effective July 1, 2010, a portion of which shall be spent on police and fire services, and which increase shall automatically expire on June 30, 2015, be approved?

GRAND RAPIDS CITY - PROPOSAL II -- CHARTER AMENDMENT - TITLE XVIII, SEC 22, EIGHT HOUR WORK DAYS

The purpose of this amendment is to eliminate the City Charter requirement that eight hours shall constitute a day's work for the City employees (other than firefighters, police officers, and election officials), and for employees of contractors while engaged on municipal contract work, and that all contracts for municipal contract work shall contain such a provision. Eliminating this requirement would permit the City to establish the length of the work day for its employees and contractors at more or less than eight hours per day.

CITY OF KENTWOOD -- CHARTER AMENDMENT - 2 MILL INCREASE FOR POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION

Shall Section 8.1, Chapter VIII, of the Charter of the City of Kentwood be amended to increase by 2 mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable real and personal property in the City, which would result in a total dedicated millage for police and fire protection of 6.2620 mills ($6.2620 per $1,000 of taxable value)? (If approved and levied, the additional 2 mills is estimated to raise $4,048,226 in the first calendar year.)

CITY OF WYOMING -- CHARTER AMENDMENT - TAX LIMIT - PUBLIC SAFETY LEVY

To amend Section 9.1 of the Charter of the City of Wyoming to add subsection (f) to the Charter of the City of Wyoming titled

IONIA COUNTY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT (KENT COUNTY ONLY) -- AREA VOCATIONAL - TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROPOSAL

Shall Ionia County Intermediate School District, Michigan, come under sections 681 to 690 of the Revised School Code, as amended, and establish an area vocational - technical education program, which is designed to encourage the operation of area vocational - technical education programs, if the annual property tax levied for this purpose is limited to 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2010 is approximately $1.37 million from local propety taxes authorized herein?

TRI COUNTY AREA SCHOOLS (KENT COUNTY ONLY) -- OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL

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 Tri County Area Schools, Montcalm, Kent and Newaygo Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for the year 2010, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2010 is approximately $2,220,000 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2009 tax levy)?