Shall the Board of Trustees of Helena Elementary School District No. 1 be authorized to levy an additional one million five hundred fifty thousand DOLLARS ($1,550,000) per year for ten (10) years and being approximately 9.87 mills for the purposes of purchasing, renting, repairing and maintaining technological equipment, including computers and computer network access, cloud computing services for technology infrastructure, platforms, software, network, storage, security, data, database, test environment curriculum, or desktop virtualization purposes, including any subscription or any license-based 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 $13.32 annually, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $39.97 annually, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $79.95 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.
Shall the Board of Trustees of Helena High School District No. 1 be authorized to levy an additional eight hundred thousand DOLLARS ($800,000) per year for ten (10) years and being approximately 4.66 mills for the purposes of purchasing, renting, repairing and maintaining technological equipment, including computers and computer network access, cloud computing services for technology infrastructure, platforms, software, network, storage, security, data, database, test environment curriculum, or desktop virtualization purposes, including any subscription or any license-based 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 $6.29 annually, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $18.87 annually, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $37.75 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.
Shall the Board of Trustees of Helena Elementary School District No. 1 be authorized to impose an increase in local taxes to support funding for improvements to school and student safety and security that meet any of the criteria set forth in 20-9-236(1)(a) through (1)(e) including planning for improvements to and maintenance of school and student safety; programs to support school and student safety and security; installing or updating security-related facility improvements; and installing or updating response systems using contemporary technologies in the Building Reserve fund in the amount of seven million two hundred thousand DOLLARS ($7,200,000 ) per year, which is approximately 45.85 mills?
Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $61.90 annually, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $185.69 annually, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $371.39 annually. An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs. The durational limit of the levy is intended to be permanent.
Shall the Board of Trustees of Helena High School District No. 1 be authorized to impose an increase in local taxes to support funding for improvements to school and student safety and security that meet any of the criteria set forth in 20-9-236(1)(a) through (1)(e) including planning for improvements to and maintenance of school and student safety; programs to support school and student safety and security; installing or updating security-related facility improvements; and installing or updating response systems using contemporary technologies in the Building Reserve fund in the amount of three million four hundred thousand DOLLARS ($3,400,000 ) per year, which is approximately 19.82 mills?
Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $26.76 annually, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $80.27 annually, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $160.54 annually. An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs. The durational limit of the levy is intended to be permanent.
Shall the board of trustees be authorized to impose an increase in local taxes to support the general fund in the amount of two hundred forty-two thousand DOLLARS ($242,000) per year, which is approximately 1.54 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 $2.08 annually, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $6.24 annually, and on a house with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $12.47 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.
The trustee portion of the Helena Public Schools Board of Trustees election has been cancelled (the levy portion of the election continues as planned).
Results are as follows:
Incumbent Janet Armstrong is re-elected by acclamation for a three-year term on the Board representing the elementary and high school districts.
Rachel Robison is elected by acclamation for a three-year term representing the elementary and high school districts.
Incumbent Jeff Hindoien is elected by acclamation to a one-year term serving the elementary and high school districts. (Hindoien was appointed to finish the second year of the three-year term held by the late Lois Fitzpatrick, who passed away during the second year of her term. Hindoien was required to run for election to finish the third year of the term.)