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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Ten Fast Facts <br /> <br />About Roseville Area Schools' Proposed Operating Levy Referendum <br /> <br />On Tuesday, June 25, the Roseville School Board voted to hold an operating levy <br />referendum on September 10, 2002. The levy referendum will be to increase <br />funding for the operation of Roseville Area Schools. <br /> <br />Following are ten facts to provide information on the proposed levy referendum. <br /> <br />1. A diverse group of fifty-seven community members donated their time and <br />talents to review Roseville Area Schools' demographics, study the status and use <br />of school district facilities and examine the financial condition of Roseville Area <br />Schools. The committee reports concluded that additional revenue would be <br />required to maintain the quality of service expected in Roseville Area Schools. <br />The committees recommended that the district put an operating levy referendum <br />question before the public in the fall of 2002. The reports, including specific <br />committee recommendations concerning the proposed referendum, were <br />published in the spring issue of the 623 Today newsletter. Copies of the reports <br />are also available in the Superintendent's Office. <br /> <br />2. The proposed five-year referendum will increase funding by $1.65 million per <br />year or 3% of the General Fund. Referendum funding will reduce further <br />budget reductions in coming years and will be used to maintain current programs <br />and services. <br /> <br />3. Roseville Area Schools has reduced district expenditures by over 4% since 1999. <br />Actual school district expenditures have gone down over $319 per student over <br />the past three fiscal years. <br /> <br />4 . The tax impact of the operating levy will be $6.00 per month on a <br />$150,000 home or $10.00 per month on a $250,000 home. <br /> <br />5. The referendum conversion provision recently passed by the Minnesota State <br />Legislature, while providing additional funding for some Minnesota school <br />districts, did not provide any additional funding for Roseville Area Schools. <br /> <br />6. Roseville Area Schools last asked the public for additional operating revenue 13 <br />years ago in the fall of 1989. <br />