Helena Public Schools 2026 Election Information

Official Levy Ballot Language

HELENA ELEMENTARY OPERATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LICENSING TECHNOLOGY FUND LEVY

Shall the Board of Trustees of Helena Elementary School District No. 1 be authorized to levy an additional one million six hundred thousand DOLLARS ($1,600,000) per year for ten (10) years and being approximately 11.39 mills for the purposes of maintaining, repairing, renting and purchasing technological equipment, including computers and computer network access, cloud computing services for technology infrastructure, platform, software, network, storage, security, data, database, test environment, curriculum, or desktop virtualization purposes, including any subscription or any licensebased or pay-per-use service that is accessed over the internet or other remote network to meet the district’s information technology and other needs, and the associated technical training for school district personnel?

Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $8.66 annually, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $25.97 annually, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $55.47 annually. An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs.

This request is in addition to the five hundred twenty thousand five hundred DOLLARS ($520,500) previously authorized as a perpetual levy and, if this proposition is approved, will hereby be limited to ten (10) years.

HELENA HIGH SCHOOL OPERATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LICENSING TECHNOLOGY FUND LEVY

Shall the Board of Trustees of Helena High School District No. 1 be authorized to levy an additional eight hundred fifty thousand DOLLARS ($850,000) per year for ten (10) years and being approximately 5.52 mills for the purposes of maintaining, repairing, renting and purchasing technological equipment, including computers and computer network access, cloud computing services for technology infrastructure, platform, software, network, storage, security, data, database, test environment, curriculum, or desktop virtualization purposes, including any subscription or any license-based or payper-use service that is accessed over the internet or other remote network to meet the district’s information technology and other needs, and the associated technical training for school district personnel?

Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $4.20 annually, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $12.59 annually, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $26.89 annually. An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs.

This request is in addition to the five hundred fifty-nine thousand five hundred DOLLARS ($559,500) previously authorized as a perpetual levy and, if this proposition is approved, will hereby be limited to ten (10) years.

HELENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS LEVY

Shall the Board of Trustees of Helena Elementary School District No.1 be authorized to impose an increase in local taxes to support the general fund in the amount of nine hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred eighteen dollars ($953,618) per year, which is approximately 6.79 mills, for the purpose of supporting the general operations of the district?

Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $5.16 annually, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $15.48 annually, and on a house with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $33.06 annually. The durational limit of the levy is permanent once approved by the voters, assuming the district levies that amount at least once in the next five years. An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs.

TRUSTEE ELECTION: CANCELLED