NOTICE OF REFERENDUM

ON ADDITIONAL ONE (1) MILL AD VALOREM TAX
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A REFERENDUM HAS BEEN CALLED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022, AT WHICH TIME THERE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DULY QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE FOLLOWING REFERENDUM, THE SUBSTANCE AND TITLE OF WHICH IS:
                                 BALLOT TITLE
CONTINUE ADDITIONAL ONE MILL AD VALOREM TAX FOR DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOL SECURITY AND EXPENSES.
                          BALLOT SUMMARY
SHALL AN ADDITIONAL ONE (1) MILL OF AD VALOREM MILLAGE TAX, PROPORTIONATELY SHARED BETWEEN CHARTER AND NON-CHARTER CLAY DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOLS BASED UPON EACH CHARTER SCHOOL’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE DISTRICT’S TOTAL UNWEIGHTED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT ENROLLMENT, BE APPROVED TO FUND SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND TO PROVIDE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT, BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023, AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2027?
Instructions to voters:
_______ YES, FOR THE ONE (1) MILL OF AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGE
_______ NO, AGAINST THE ONE (1) MILL OF AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGE
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON APRIL 7, 2022, PROVIDES FOR THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL ONE (1) MILL OF AD VALOREM MILLAGE TAX THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH SHALL BE SHARED BETWEEN CHARTER AND NON-CHARTER CLAY DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOLS BASED UPON EACH CHARTER SCHOOL’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE DISTRICT’S TOTAL UNWEIGHTED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT ENROLLMENT, AND EXPENDED FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS AND FOR ALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS AT VARIOUS SITES WITHIN THE DISTRICT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THE MARJORIE STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC SAFETY ACT. THE REVENUES MAY BE USED OR EXPENDED BY THE DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOLS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE REFERENDUM BALLOT LANGUAGE.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION AND THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ALL DULY QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION OF WHICH THIS NOTICE PERTAINS.
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY THE TAX COVERED BY THE QUESTION STATED ABOVE IF THE QUESTION IS APPROVED BY VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE DULY QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF CLAY COUNTY VOTING THEREON.
Legal 39463 published Oct 6 and Oct 20, 2022 in Clay County's Clay Today