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Mojave Unified School District Bond Issue, Measure C (November 2014)
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A Mojave Unified School District Bond Issue, Measure C ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the Mojave Unified School District in Kern County, California. It was approved.
Measure C authorized the district to increase its debt by $8.1 million through issuing general obligation bonds in that amount. District officials estimated that an additional annual property tax of $22 per $100,000 of assessed property value would be required to repay these bonds.[1]
A 55 percent supermajority vote was required for the approval of Measure C.
Election results
| Mojave USD Measure C | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 1,551 | 63.31% | ||
| No | 899 | 36.69% | ||
Election results via: Kern County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
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To improve the quality of education for California City students, modernize infrastructure and classroom technology, improve health and safety, and repay leases used to build Cal City High in order to reduce operating costs and put more money in the classroom, shall the Mojave Unified School District School Facilities Improvement District No. 1 be authorized to issue up to $8,100,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with annual audits, a Citizens’ Oversight committee, and no money for salaries?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis was prepared for Measure C:[1]
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Measure C was placed on the ballot by the governing board of the Mojave Unified School District (“District”). A “Yes” vote by at least fifty-five percent (55%) of the voters voting on this measure will authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds for the benefit of the Mojave Unified School District Schools Facilities Improvement District No. 1 in an amount up to eight million one hundred thousand dollars ($8,100,000). Proceeds from the sale of these school bonds may only be used for the specific school facilities projects listed in the bond project list. The projects include: (1) acquirement of classroom technology; (2) health, safety, and security upgrades to schools within the California City; (3) repairs and improvements to school infrastructure for the benefit of California City students; (4) repayment of interim financing used to construct California City High School; (5) furnishing and equipping of schools in California City; and (6) necessary deferred maintenance on facilities. The proceeds may only be used for a specific list of projects and not for any other purpose including teacher and administrator salaries and other operating expenses. As required by law, the District has listed the specific projects to be funded, in whole or in part, by the bonds. The list of projects is printed in the sample ballot. The District will conduct an annual independent performance audit, in order to ensure that the bond proceeds have been expended only on the specific projects listed, and an annual independent financial audit of the bond proceeds until all of those funds have been expended. In addition, the District’s Board of Trustees will appoint a Citizens’ Oversight Committee to inform the public concerning the expenditure of bond revenues. The bonded debt will be a general obligation of the District and will be financed by property taxes levied annually on taxable property located within the District in an amount necessary to pay the annual debt obligation. Approval of the bond measure does not guarantee that the listed projects will be completed. Certain of the District’s proposed projects assume the receipt of matching State funds, which could be subject to appropriation by the State Legislature or approval of a statewide bond measure. The District’s Tax Rate Statement provides an estimate of the tax rates which will be applied to fund the bonds issued.[2] |
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| —Kern County Counsel[1] | ||
See also
- Local school bonds on the ballot
- Kern County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
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