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A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 520 OF 2012, ESTABLISHING A HUNTING SEASON
FOR WOLVES AND AUTHORIZING ANNUAL WOLF HUNTING SEASONS
Public Act 520 of 2012 would:
A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 21 OF 2013, GRANTING THE NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMISSION THE POWER TO DESIGNATE WOLVES AND CERTAIN OTHER ANIMALS AS
GAME WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Public Act 21 of 2013 would:
9-1-1 MILLAGE PROPOSAL Shall Van Buren County be authorized to assess a county 9-1-1 emergency services charge on monthly billings to each service device located within Van Buren County that can access 9-1-1, at a rate not to exceed $0.75 each month (replacing the previously voter approved surcharge) in addition to the $1.17 surcharge established by the Michigan Public Service Commission, subject to annual approval by the Van Buren County Board of Commissioners, for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2019, to be used exclusively for the funding of 9-1-1 emergency telephone call answering and dispatch services within Van Buren County, including facilities, equipment and operations?
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. The remaining .5388 mills is only available to be levied to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the “Headlee” amendment to the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will only be levied to the extent necessary to restore that reduction. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Bangor Public Schools, Van Buren County, Michigan, be renewed by 18.5388 mills ($18.5388 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2015 to 2024, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 18 mills are levied in 2015 is approximately $1,353,650 (this is a renewal of millage which will expire with the 2014 tax levy)?
BONDING PROPOSAL Shall Hartford Public Schools, Van Buren County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Fifteen Million Four Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($15,410,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to and remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; acquiring and installing instructional technology in school buildings; and preparing, developing, and improving playgrounds and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2015, under current law, is 4.75 mills ($4.75 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 6.96 mills ($6.96 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district expects to borrow from the State School Bond Qualification and Loan Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated total principal amount of that borrowing is $3,459,472 and the estimated total interest to be paid thereon is $5,062,720. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 29 years and the estimated computed millage rate for such levy is 7.75 mills. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $2,890,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $-0-. (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.)
I. BONDING PROPOSAL Shall Mattawan Consolidated School, Van Buren and Kalamazoo Counties, Michigan borrow the sum of not to exceed Sixty-Two Million Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($62,320,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing and equipping two (2) new elementary school buildings; acquiring, installing and equipping the new elementary school buildings for instructional technology and related infrastructure; and developing, improving, and equipping playgrounds, play fields, and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2015, under current law, is 2.59 mills ($2.59 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-five (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 4.32 mills ($4.32 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $14,480,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $.00. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. (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.)
II. BONDING PROPOSAL Shall Mattawan Consolidated School, Van Buren and Kalamazoo Counties, Michigan borrow the sum of not to exceed Sixteen Million Two Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($16,290,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing and equipping additions to the middle school and high school buildings; remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping the middle school and high school buildings; acquiring, installing and equipping the middle school and high school buildings for instructional technology and related infrastructure; purchasing school buses; and developing and improving sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2015, under current law is .98 mill ($0.98 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is fifteen (15) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.90 mills ($1.90 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $14,480,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $.00. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. (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.)
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 2014 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 Dowagiac Union School District, Cass, Van Buren and Berrien Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 4 years, 2015 to 2018, 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 2015 is approximately $4,619,393 (this is a renewal of millage which will expire with the 2014 tax levy)?
