On November 6, Saint Paul residents will be able to vote on a school funding request to increase the district’s operating levy.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1

Revoking Existing Operating Referendum Revenue Authorization;

Approving New Authorization

The school board of Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools, has proposed to revoke the school district’s existing operating referendum revenue authorization of $704.52 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $1179.52 per pupil. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for ten years, beginning with taxes payable in 2019, unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law.

Shall the school district’s existing operating referendum revenue authorization be revoked and the increase in revenue proposed by the school board of Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools, be approved?

____ YES

____ NO

BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION,

YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.