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Date: 08/19/02 Item: WS II. A. School District 623 en ast acts About Roseville Area Schools' Proposed Operating Levy Referendum On Tuesday, June 25, the Roseville School Board voted to hold an operating levy referendum on September 10, 2002. The levy referendum will be to increase funding for the operation of Roseville Area Schools. Following are ten facts to provide information on the proposed levy referendum. A diverse group of fifty-seven community members donated their time and talents to review Roseville Area Schools' demographics, study the status and use of school district facilities and examine the financial condition of Roseville Area Schools. The committee reports concluded that additional revenue would be required to maintain the quality of service expected in Roseville Area Schools. The committees recommended that the district put an operating levy referendum question before the public in the fall of 2002. The reports, including specific committee recommendations concerning the proposed referendum, were published in the spring issue of the 623 Today newsletter. Copies of the reports are also available in the Superintendent's Office. 2. The proposed five-year referendum will increase funding by $1.65 million per year or 3% of the General Fund. Referendum funding will reduce further budget reductions in coming years and will be used to maintain current programs and services. 3. Roseville Area Schools has reduced district expenditures by over 4% since 1999. Actual school district expenditures have gone down over $3 19 per student over the past three fiscal years. 4. The tax impact of the operating levy will be $6.00 per month on a $150,000 home or $10.00 per month on a$250,000 home. 5. The referendum conversion provision recently passed by the Minnesota State Legislature, while providing additional funding for some Minnesota school districts, did not provide any additional funding for Roseville Area Schools. 6. Roseville Area Schools last asked the public for additional operating revenue 13 years ago in the fall of 1989.