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Lamoni board directs Sept. 13 vote on 10-year Physical Plant and Equipment Levy
Summary
The Lamoni Community School District Board adopted a resolution to place a 10-year voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (voted PPEL) on the Sept. 13, 2022 ballot to fund buses, technology, facilities and other capital needs; the ballot question sets a levy not to exceed $1.34 per $1,000 assessed valuation.
The Lamoni Community School District Board of Directors voted July 20 to direct an election on participation in a voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (voted PPEL), scheduling the ballot question for Sept. 13, 2022. Director Michele Dickey-Kotz introduced the resolution and Director Kathy Lerma-DeNuccio seconded; the roll call recorded aye votes from Directors Lerma-DeNuccio, Kris Stevenson, Dickey-Kotz and Zack Mullins, and the board president declared the resolution adopted.
Under the ballot language approved by the board, a successful measure would authorize a physical plant and equipment tax not to exceed $1.34 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for a period of up to ten years, commencing with the levy for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The measure also asks voters to authorize a physical plant and equipment income surtax on state individual income tax starting with calendar year 2023.
District materials presented at the meeting said the district relies on its current PPEL for the fleet of buses, one-to-one student technology, band equipment and facility needs. School materials note that “the voted PPEL does not cause a property tax increase” and that, without a yes vote, the district would lose over $120,000 per year for transportation, technology and facility needs. The district plans to distribute a PPEL postcard and fact sheet prepared by Donovan Group to families and the community.
The resolution was introduced and voted on during the board’s regular July meeting; the board record includes the full ballot proposition language authorizing the levy for the outlined capital purposes.
