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Washington Elementary School District No. 6 Capital Outlay Override, Question 1 (November 2013)
A Washington Elementary School District No. 6 Capital Outlay Override, Question 1 ballot question was on the November 5, 2013, election ballot in Maricopa County, which is in Arizona. It was defeated.
This measure would have authorized the Washington Elementary School District Governing Board to adopt an amended budget that is higher than the capital outlay revenue limits by no more than $7,800,000 and determined by the districts revenue control limits.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 10,970 | 50.09% | ||
| Yes | 10,932 | 49.91% | ||
- These final, certified results are from the Maricopa County elections office.
Text of measure
Ballot language:
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Shall the Governing Board of Washington Elementary School District No. 6 of Maricopa County, Arizona, adopt a budget which includes an amount that exceeds the capital outlay revenue limit specified by statute in the amount of the lesser of $7,800,000 dollars or ten percent of the District’s revenue control limit per fiscal year for fiscal year 2014-2015 and the six fiscal years thereafter? The amount of the proposed increase of the proposed budget over the alternate budget for fiscal year 2014-2015 is estimated to be $7,800,000. Any budget increase authorized by this election shall be entirely funded by a levy of taxes upon the taxable property within this school district for the year in which adopted and for six subsequent years, shall not be realized from monies furnished by the state and shall not be subject to the limitation on taxes specified in Article IX, Section 18, Constitution of Arizona. Based on the current assessed valuation used for secondary property tax purposes, to fund the proposed increase in the school district's budget would require an estimated tax rate of $0.73 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation used for secondary property tax purposes and is in addition to the school district's tax rate which will be levied to fund the school district's capital outlay revenue limit allowed by law. The capital improvements that are proposed to be funded through this override election are to exceed the State standards and are in addition to monies provided by the State. Washington Elementary School District is proposing to increase its budget by not more than the lesser of $7,800,000 or ten percent (10%) of the District’s revenue control limit to fund capital improvements over and above those funded by the State. Under the Students FIRST capital funding system, Washington Elementary School District is entitled to State monies for building renewal, new construction and renovation of school buildings in accordance with State law.[1][2] |
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Question Summary:
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A "yes" vote shall authorize the Washington Elementary School District Governing Board to adopt a budget which includes an amount that exceeds the District's capital outlay revenue limit by the lesser of $7,800,000 or ten percent (10%) of the District's revenue control limit. A "no" vote shall not authorize the Washington Elementary School District Governing Board to adopt a capital outlay budget which exceeds its capital outlay revenue limit.[1][2] |
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Board resolution
The full text of the resolution passed by the board members of the Washington Elementary School District No. 6 submitting this measure to the voters is available here.
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