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Seaside SD 10 board approves putting five-year local option levy on May ballot
Summary
The Seaside SD 10 board voted to place a five-year local option levy renewal on the May ballot; district leaders said the levy—renewal, not an increase—raises roughly $2 million a year to fund staffing and would cover about 14 teaching positions.
Seaside School District No. 10 voted Oct. 21 to place a five-year local option levy renewal on the May ballot, approving a resolution to register the measure with the county clerk.
Superintendent Susan told the board the measure is a renewal, not a tax increase, and estimated the levy will bring about "$2 million that we get per year for a little over 11 million over those five years," funding staffing and roughly 14 teaching positions. The board discussed the levy’s importance to the district budget and noted the district would not want to assume passage without outreach to voters.
Board members pressed staff for context on how the levy fits in the district’s revenue picture; staff said the levy funds daily operations (unlike a bond, which pays for long-term capital projects) and represents about 8% of the district’s general revenue. The motion to approve Resolution No. 1 authorizing an election measure for a five-year local option tax for general operations passed by voice vote.
The board directed staff to register the measure with the county and to begin clear public outreach explaining that the ballot language renews current rates. The next procedural step is county registration for the May ballot.
