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Notice is hereby given in pursuance of a Resolutions adopted by the Board of Education of the Shaker Heights City School District of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, passed on 18th day of July, 2023, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the General Election to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 7th day of November, 2023, the following questions as a single proposal: (1.) the question of the issuance of bonds by the School District for the purpose of constructing, adding to, renovating, remodeling, furnishing, equipping and otherwise improving School District buildings and facilities and clearing, equipping and otherwise improving sites for those School District buildings and facilities, in the principal amount of $121,190,000, to be repaid annually over a maximum period of 37 years, and an annual levy of property taxes to be made outside the ten-mill limitation, estimated by the County Fiscal Officer to average over the repayment period of the bond issue 6.45 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $226 for each $100,000 of the County Fiscal Officer’s appraised value, to pay the annual debt charges on the bonds and to pay debt charges on any notes issued in anticipation of the bonds; (2.) the question of an additional levy of taxes for a continuing period of time to benefit the School District, the proceeds of which shall be used to provide funds for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, renovation, and financing of general permanent improvements at the rate of 0.5 mill for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $17 for each $100,000 of the County Fiscal Officer’s appraised value. The County Fiscal Officer has estimated the annual collections of this 0.5-mill tax levy to be $471,000; and (3.) the question of an additional levy of taxes for a continuing period of time to benefit the School District, the proceeds of which shall be used to provide funds for current operating expenses at the rate of 3 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $105 for each $100,000 of the County Fiscal Officer’s appraised value. The County Fiscal Officer has estimated the annual collections of this 3-mill tax levy to be $2,828,000. If a majority of the voters voting on the single proposal of the bond issue and those tax levies vote in favor thereof, the taxes for the debt charges are expected to be first placed on the tax list and duplicate in December 2024 for first collection in calendar year 2025, and the taxes for the general permanent improvements and current operating expenses are expected to be first placed on the tax list and duplicate in December 2023 for first collection in calendar year 2024.

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3 tax questions found.

Question 1

Bond issue

New tax if it passes

Who asks: Shaker Heights City School District
Rate: 6.45 mills
For each $100,000 of value: $226 a year (printed on the ballot)
How long: 37 years
Pays for: Paying off bonds (borrowing for buildings or facilities)

For your $150,000 home

$339.00 a year

$28.25 a month

$150,000 ÷ $100,000 × $226.00 = $339.00

Lit: 6.45 of every 1,000 taxable dollars.

A bond issue borrows money (usually for buildings) and adds a tax to repay it. The mills are an AVERAGE over the life of the bonds: the actual rate changes from year to year.
Check: 6.45 mills x $35 = $225.75 for each $100,000, which matches the ballot.

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Question 2

Additional (new) levy

New tax if it passes

Who asks: Shaker Heights City School District
Rate: 0.5 mills
For each $100,000 of value: $17 a year (printed on the ballot)
How long: No end date (continuing)
Pays for: Permanent improvements (buildings, equipment that lasts 5+ years)
Raises a year (estimate): $471,000

For your $150,000 home

$25.50 a year

$2.13 a month

$150,000 ÷ $100,000 × $17.00 = $25.50

Lit: 0.5 of every 1,000 taxable dollars.

An additional levy is a new tax. If it passes, it is added to the bill.
Check: 0.5 mills x $35 = $17.50 for each $100,000, which matches the ballot.

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Question 3

Additional (new) levy

New tax if it passes

Who asks: Shaker Heights City School District
Rate: 3 mills
For each $100,000 of value: $105 a year (printed on the ballot)
How long: No end date (continuing)
Pays for: Day-to-day running costs (current expenses)
Raises a year (estimate): $2,828,000

For your $150,000 home

$157.50 a year

$13.13 a month

$150,000 ÷ $100,000 × $105.00 = $157.50

Lit: 3 of every 1,000 taxable dollars.

An additional levy is a new tax. If it passes, it is added to the bill.
Check: 3 mills x $35 = $105 for each $100,000, which matches the ballot.

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