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Stevenson board hears first reading on joining Lake County emergency preparedness network and review of potential county school sales‑tax ballot referral
Summary
District staff gave a first reading on joining the LC Smart county emergency‑preparedness program and previewed E‑Rate purchases; administrators also described a regional effort to place a County School Facility Occupation Tax (up to 1% sales tax) on the November ballot that could send roughly $5 million annually to Stevenson if approved.
Sean (district staff) told the board he will ask for approval next month to join the Lake County 'LC Smart' emergency preparedness program, a Regional Office of Education (ROE) initiative intended to coordinate resources across schools, police and first responders. Sean said there is no cost to join and several staff (Mandy Johnson, Eric Ramos, Patty Pierce and Habeed Postman) would participate in related training.
Sean also briefed the board on planned purchases under the federal E‑Rate program to replace aging network equipment, telling members that purchases would be reimbursed “at 40%” through E‑Rate. He said E‑Rate bids have helped lower Internet service costs for the district in past years.
Administrators then summarized a Lake County proposal to ask voters this November whether to approve a County School Facility Occupation Tax—commonly described as a county sales‑tax increase that would be returned to districts for facility improvements, safety and deferred maintenance. The presentation said Stevenson would benefit from approximately $5,000,000 in revenue if the measure passed and that the ROE will draft ballot language; the transcript emphasized that boards are only deciding whether to let voters decide and that districts representing 51% of county students must approve resolutions to place the question on the ballot.
The board did not vote on joining LC Smart or on the sales‑tax referral at the meeting; staff indicated formal approval requests will return to the board in March.
