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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC-08-07-23-01 Carmel Clay Schools 2023 Referendum CC SupportSPONSOR(S): Councilors Worrell, Aasen, Finkam, Green and Nelson This Resolution was prepared by Jon A. Oberlander, Corporation Counsel, on August 7, 2023 at 11:41 a.m. No subsequent revision to the Resolution has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal sufficiency or otherwise. RESOLUTION CC 08-07-23-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, IN SUPPORT OF THE CARMEL-CLAY SCHOOLS OPERATING REFERENDUM Synopsis: This Resolution expresses the Carmel Common Council’s support for the Carmel-Clay Schools 2023 Operating Referendum. WHEREAS, several years ago the State of Indiana changed the way it provides funds to schools’ education funds, relying only on sales and income taxes. However, sales and income taxes are not a stable source of revenue even in the best of economic times; and WHEREAS, Carmel-Clay Schools (“CCS”) is the second-lowest funded school district per student in the state of Indiana; and WHEREAS, thirteen years ago, the citizens of Carmel passed a referendum to help fund the CCS operating budget by increasing the tax levy rate to $0.16 for the years 2011 through 2017; and WHEREAS, the 2011 referendum was replaced by a referendum in 2017 that increased the tax levy rate to $0.19 per $100 assessed property value for the years 2017 through 2024; and WHEREAS, the referendum passed in 2017 will expire at the end of the 2023-2024 school year; and WHEREAS, the school board held a special session on July 11 to approve a resolution that sets the wording of the referendum renewal question to go before Carmel voters on November 7, 2023, and outlines the referendum tax rate and its proposed uses; and WHEREAS, the proposed referendum maintains the current referendum’s tax levy rate of $0.19 per $100 assessed property value for the years 2024 to 2031; and WHEREAS, the current operating referendum rate will generate $23,956,000 this year. If the operating referendum is renewed at the same rate of $0.19 per $100 of assessed value, the estimated revenue generated will remain around $24 million in 2024 depending on assessed property values; and WHEREAS, the funds generated by the proposed referendum are necessary to maintain the outstanding academic instruction and unrivalled educational opportunities that CCS provides to children in the Carmel community; and WHEREAS, CCS is the backbone of Carmel’s economic development initiatives. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Common Council of the City of Carmel the Council asks Carmel voters to review the information the school administration has developed to educate themselves on the need, uses and funding sources for the referendum, and expresses its support for the 2023 Carmel-Clay Schools Operating Referendum. Resolution CC 08-07-23-01 Page One of Two Pages DocuSign Envelope ID: E5889854-BB65-49CB-B8B4-D4142FE86774 SPONSOR(S): Councilors Worrell, Aasen, Finkam, Green and Nelson This Resolution was prepared by Jon A. Oberlander, Corporation Counsel, on August 7, 2023 at 11:41 a.m. No subsequent revision to the Resolution has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal sufficiency or otherwise. SO RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this ____ day of ____________, 2023 by a vote of _____ ayes and _____ nays. COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL ___________________________________ Jeff Worrell, President Laura Campbell, Vice-President ___________________________________ ____________________________________ Kevin Rider Sue Finkam ___________________________________ ____________________________________ Anthony Green Adam Aasen ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Tim Hannon Miles Nelson ___________________________________ Teresa Ayers ATTEST: __________________________________ Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ____ day of _________________________ 2023, at _______ __.M. ____________________________________ Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this _____ day of ________________________ 2023, at _______ __.M. ____________________________________ James Brainard, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________________ Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Resolution CC 08-07-23-01 Page Two of Two Pages DocuSign Envelope ID: E5889854-BB65-49CB-B8B4-D4142FE86774 August 8 Not Present P2:50 0 8th P2:45 August August 7th 8th