Illinois School Referenda Results Primary Elections 2005

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1 Illinois School Referenda Results rimary Elections 2005 There were 109 referenda introduced by 93 school districts on April 5, 2005, with the following types: advisory = 4, bond = 29, miscellaneous = 7, and tax = 69. referenda have always been the highest number of referenda type introduced during each election. Some 14 school districts introduced more than one referendum. In particular, all three referenda introduced by Matteson School District 162 (bond, miscellaneous, and tax) passed, whereas all three tax referenda introduced by Mundelein CHSD 120 failed. A summary of preliminary results of the school referenda obtained from participating school districts is included below. SCHOOL REERENDA RESULTS CONSOLIDATED, April 5, 2005 Referendum Type Category ailed assed # % # % Total Advisory Bonds Subtotal Issuance of Bonds Build/Construction Bond inancing/unding Subtotal Office Term/Size Miscellaneous Offices/Boards/Commissions Subtotal Build/Construction 0/ Operation/Maintenance Transportation Subtotal Grand Total All four advisory type of referenda failed, 12 (41.4 percent) of 29 bond referenda passed, five of seven miscellaneous referenda passed, and 22 (31.9 percent) of 69 tax referenda passed. Overall, 39 of 109 (35.8 percent) referenda passed. Analyses of the referenda results also indicate that the majority (17 of 29) of bond referenda introduced were related to building construction and the majority of tax referenda introduced (63 of 69) were related to increasing the property tax rate for educational purposes. Contact the Data Analysis and rogress Reporting Division at 217/ if you have questions.

2 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT Arlington Heights SD 25 COOK Bond Beecher CUSD 200-U WILL Bond REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT inancing/ unding inancing/ unding Beecher CUSD 200-U WILL Bond Build/ Construct DESCRITION UNIT TYE Shall the debt service extension base under the roperty Extension Limitation Law...for payment of principal and interest on limited bonds be established at $5,500,000 for the 2005 levy year and all subsequent levy years? School roposition to issue $2,800,000 working cash fund bonds. School roposition to issue $10,000,000 school building bonds. School Belvidere CUSD 100 BOONE, McHENRY, DeKALB Bond Build/ Construct roposition to issue $62.5 million school building bonds to acquire sites & improve sites for school purposes, build & equip a high school building, build & equip additions to & alter, repair and equip the Belvidere High School. School Matteson SD 162 COOK Bond inancing/ unding Momence CUSD 1 KANKAKEE Bond Build/ Construct Ohio Community High School Dist 505 Richland Grade School Dist 88A BUREAU, LEE Bond WILL Bond Build/ Construct roposition to issue $18,000,000 bonds for the purpose of paying claims against the school district as provided for by Article 19 (Sections 19-8 to 19-14, inclusive) of the School Code. School roposition to issue bonds in the amount of $11,000,000 for the purpose to alter, repair, equip & inprove the existing school buildings of the district & improve the sites thereof & build and equip an addition to the Momence High School Building. School roposition to authorize to issue $215,000 bonds for a working cash fund as provided for by Article 20 of the School Code. School roposition to issue $10,000,000 School Building Bonds. School

3 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT DESCRITION UNIT TYE Riverton CUSD 14 SANGAMON Bond Build/ Construct Rochester CUSD 3A SANGAMON, CHRISTIAN Bond Build/ Construct Summit Hill SD 161 WILL Bond Build/ Construct Wauconda CUSD 118 LAKE, McHENRY Bond Build/ Construct Burr Ridge CCSD 180 COOK, DuAGE Miscellaneous Offices/ Boards/ Commissions roposition to issue $8,800,000 school building bonds to improve the sites of, build & equip additions & alter, repair the Riverton Elem & High School buildings & the Riverton Middle School Building & equip athletic facilties. School roposition to issue $11,200,000 school building bonds to build and equip additions to the Rochester High School and build and equip a new Rochester Junior High. School roposition to issue $39,000,000 School Building Bonds. School roposition to build, equip, and improve school buildings and issue $60,000,000 school building bonds. School roposition to abolish the offices of Township Treasurer and Trustees of Schools of Township 37 North, Range 11, East of the Third rincipal Meridian, Cook County, Illinois. School Elementary SD 159 COOK Miscellaneous Lemont-Broberek Combined School Dist 113A COOK, DuAGE Miscellaneous Lexington CUSD 7 McLEAN Miscellaneous Offices/ Boards/ Commissions Offices/ Boards/ Commissions Office Term/Size Shall the offices of township treasurer and trustee of schools of Township 35 North, Range 13 East be abolished? School roposition to abolish the offices of Township Treasurer and Trustees of Schools of Township 37 North, Range11, East of the Third rincipal Meridian, Cook County, Illinois. School Shall members of the Board of be elected in 2005 & thereafter, at large & without restriction as to area of residence within the District instead of the current restriction-4 members from cong twp that has at least 75%of population & 3 from.. School

4 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT DESCRITION UNIT TYE Matteson School Dist 162 COOK Miscellaneous Offices/ Boards/ Commissions Shall the offices of township treasurer and trustee of school of Township 35 North, Range 13 East be abolished? School Arcola CUSD 306 DOUGLAS, COLES maximum annual education tax rate 2.65% upon all the taxable property the district, instead of 1.90%. the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purpose. School Crescent City CCSD 275/Crescent-Iroquois CHSD 252 IROQUOIS roposition in the event the Illinois General Assembly enacts legislation on or before July 1, 2005, authorizing the proposed district to levy taxes for educational purpose...authority to levy taxes ed,operations/maintenance/improvements,trans & safety. School Dalzell SD 98 BUREAU maximum annual education tax rate at 1.71% upon all the taxable propeerty of the dist, instead of.96%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purposes. School Des laines CCSD 62 COOK at 2.31% upon all taxable property within the district, instead of 1.81%, the existing maximum Elverado CUSD 196 JACKSON roposition to increase the extension limitation under the roperty Extension Limitation Law from 5% of the prior year's extension or the % increase in the Consumer rice Index, whichever is less, to 1% of the prior year's extension for the 2004 yr. School

5 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT Glencoe SD 35 COOK Grass Lake School Dist 36 LAKE Hamilton CUSD 328 HANCOCK Harrison School Dist 36 McHENRY Kaneland CUSD 302 LaGrange Elementary SD 105 Manhattan School Dist 114 KANE, DeKALB, CITY O AURORA REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT COOK WILL DESCRITION UNIT TYE at 3.50% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 3.00%, the present maximum at 2.59% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 1.99 %, the present maximum rate to be maximum annual tax rate for eductional purposes at 2.35% upon all the taxable property within the district instead of 1.84%, the present maximum extended School at 2.40% instead of 1.82%. School roposition to increase the extension limitation under the roperty Extension Limitation Law be increased from 3.3% to 17% for the 2005 levy year. School at 1.99% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 1.55%, the present maximum roposition to increase the maximum annual educational fund tax rate. School

6 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT Matteson SD 162 COOK North alos SD 117 COOK Oak Grove School Dist 69 Ohio Community High School Dist 505 LAKE BUREAU, CALHOUN REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT Orland SD 135 COOK Oswego CUSD 308 KENDALL, KANE, WILL Operation/ Maintenance DESCRITION UNIT TYE roposition to increase the maximum annual tax rate for operations and maintenance purposes at 0.50% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 0.375%, the present maximum at 3.17% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.42%, the existing maximum maximum annual educational fund tax rate at 2.10% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 1.78%, the present maximum maximum annual educational tax rate at 2.95% upon all the taxable property within the dist, instead of 1.73%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purposes. School from 2.02% upon all taxable property within the district to 2.44%. School maximum annual educational tax rate at 3.02% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.72%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the nest taxes to be

7 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT Richland Community College Dist 537 MACON, CHRISTIAN, DeWITT, LOGAN, MOULTRIE, IATT, SANGAMON, SHELBY REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT School Dist 140 COOK Township High SD 211 COOK Momence CUSD 1 KANKAKEE Carthage CUSD 338 HANCOCK Advisory Bonds Dallas City CUSD 336 HANCOCK, HENDERSON Advisory Bonds DESCRITION UNIT TYE maximum annual educational tax rate at.2749% upon all the taxable property of the district, instead of.2131%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purposes. School at 3.35% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.85% the existing maximum roposition the increase and establish the at 1.99 % upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 1.59%, the existing maximum Increase property tax rate by 45 cents for educational purposes. Should the Bd of Ed of North Hancock HSD 305 postpone the sale & issuance of any bonds authorized at this Consolidated Election until the earlier of three years or the time at which such Bd of ED could reduce the amount of bonds to no more $10,000, School Should the Bd of Ed of North Hancock HSD 305 postpone the sale & issuance of any bonds authorized at this Consolidated Election until the earlier of three years or the time at which such Bd of ED could reduce the amount of bonds to no more $10,000, School

8 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT La Harp CUSD 335 Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 HANCOCK, HENDERSON, McDONOUGH REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT Advisory Bonds HANCOCK Advisory Bonds DESCRITION UNIT TYE Should the Bd of Ed of North Hancock HSD 305 postpone the sale & issuance of any bonds authorized at this Consolidated Election until the earlier of three years or the time at which such Bd of ED could reduce the amount of bonds to no more $10,000, School Should the Bd of Ed of North Hancock HSD 305 postpone the sale & issuance of any bonds authorized at this Consolidated Election until the earlier of three years or the time at which such Bd of ED could reduce the amount of bonds to no more $10,000, School CCSD 19 McHENRY Bond Bonds roposition to issue $3,000,000 Bonds. School CCSD 19 McHENRY Bond Bonds roposition to issue $1,700,000 bonds. School Central CUSD 301 KANE, DeKALB Bond Build/ Construct airmont School Dist 89 WILL Bond inancing/ unding Gavin School Dist 37 LAKE Bond Build/ Construct roposition to issue $31,000,000 school building bonds to improve sites for school purposes, improve the sites of & build & equip alter & repair to the Central High School Building, The Lily Lake Elementary, Central Middle & Central High School Buildings School roposition not to abate the 2001 Alternative Revenue Bond Levy. School roposition to issue $2,000,000 school building bonds to improve the site of and build and equip an addition to the reconstructed Gavin Central School Building. School Indian rairie CUSD 204 DuAGE, WILL Bond Build/ Construct Laraway CCSD 70-C WILL Bond inancing/ unding roposition to issue $130,500,000 school building bonds to acquire a high school site, build and equip one new high school building, alter, repair, equip and provide technology improvements to existing school buildings. School roposition to issue $16,200,000 school building bonds. School

9 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT Minooka Community High School Dist 111 GRUNDY, KENDALL, WILL REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT Bond Mundelein CCHSD 120 LAKE Bond Build/ Construct inancing/ unding DESCRITION UNIT TYE roposition to issue building bonds in the amount of $42,000,000 to build and equip a new high school building. School Shall the Board of of Mundelein CCHSD 120 be authorized to issue $7,500,000 bonds for a working cash fund as provided for by Article 20 of the School Code. School Mundelein CCHSD 120 LAKE Bond Build/ Construct Mundelein CCHSD 120 LAKE Bond North Hancock High School Dist 305 O'allon Township High School Dist 203 HANCOCK, HENDERSON, McDONOUGH Bond inancing/ unding Build/ Construct ST. CLAIR Bond Build/ Construct lainfield CCSD 202 WILL, KENDALL Bond Build/ Construct Salem Elementary School Dist 111 MARION Bond inancing/ unding roposition to issue $5,275,000 school building bonds to improve the site and surrounding grounds of, build and equip additions to and alter, repair and equip the Mundelein CCHS building. School roposition to issue $13,400,000 bonds for the purpose of paying claims against said school district as provided for by Article 19 (Sections 19-8 to 19-14, inclusive) of the School Code? School roposition to issue building bonds in the aggregate amount of eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) to build and equip a new high school building and purchase and improve a site therefore. School roposition to issue $53,000,000 school building bonds to improve the site of and build and equip a high school building. School roposition to issue $220,495,000 school building bonds. School roposition to issue bonds for working cash fund purposes. School

10 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT DESCRITION UNIT TYE St Charles CUSD 303 KANE, DuAGE Bond Build/ Construct roposition to issue $86,000,000 school building bonds to build & equip a new elementary school, build & equip a new middle school, build an addition to, repair and rehabilitate North High School, improve technology within schools, improve school sites... School Yorkville CUSD 115 KENDALL, KANE Bond Build/ Construct Orangeville CUSD 203 STEHENSON Miscellaneous Alsip, Hazelgreen & Oak Lawn SD 126 Belvidere CUSD 100 Brookfield-LaGrande ark SD 95 COOK Office Term/Size BOONE, McHENRY, DeKALB COOK roposition to issue $49,000,000 school building bonds to improve the sites of & build & equip three school buildings, improve the sites of & alter, repair & equip the Circle Center, Yorkville Grade School & the Yorkville Middle School... School roposition to elect school board members at large from within the school district and without restriction by area of residence within the school district. School at 2.05% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 1.55%, the existing maximum maximum annual educational tax rate at 2.625% upon all taxable property within the dist, instead of 2.275%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be at 2.85% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.47%, the present maximum

11 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT DESCRITION UNIT TYE Calumet ublic SD 132 COOK maximum annual tax rate at % upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of %, the existing maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be Calumet ublic SD 132 COOK Central CUSD 4 Chaney-Monge School Dist 88 Clinton CUSD 15 IROQUOIS, KANKAKEE WILL DeWITT, LOGAN, MACON roposition to increase the debt service extension base under the roperty Extension Limitation Law for payment of principal and interest on limited bonds be increased from $147,740 to $800,000 for the levy year 2005 and all subsequent levy years. School roposition to establish the maximum tax rate for the al und at 3.70% of the equalized assessed value instead of 3.10%, the maximum extended? School roposition to increase the maximum annual educational tax rate. School maximum annual education tax rate at 2.84% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 1.84%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purpose. School Country Club Hills SD 160 Crete-Monee CUSD 201- U COOK WILL roposition to increase the debt service extension base under the roperty Extension Limitation Law for payment of principal and interest on limited bonds be increased from $282,295 to $1,110,000 for the levy year 2005 and all subsequent levy years. School roposition to increase the maximum annual educational fund tax rate. School

12 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT DESCRITION UNIT TYE Deue SD 103 BUREAU Dolton SD 149 COOK Dolton SD 149 COOK East Aurora School Dist 131 KANE, CITY O AURORA Elementary SD 159 COOK Elverado CUSD 196 JACKSON airmont School District 89 WILL Operation/ Maintenance Transportation maximum annual education tax rate at 3.40% upon all the taxable property of the district, instead of 2.40%, the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be at 3.50% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.90%, the present maximum roposition to increase the maximum annual tax rate for operations and maintenance purposes at.55% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of.25%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be roposition to increase the maximum annual transportation tax rate at.37% upon all taxable property instead of.20%. School at 3.49% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 3.12%, the present maximum maximum annual educational tax rate at 3% upon all the taxable property within the district instead of 2%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purposes. School roposition to increase the annual education tax rate. School

13 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT ox Lake Grade School Dist 114 Gallatin County CUSD 7 LAKE GALLATIN, SALINE, WHITE REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT Geneva CSD 304 KANE Glenbard Twp High School Dist 87 DuAGE DESCRITION UNIT TYE at 2.46% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 1.91%, the present maximum rate to be roposition to increase the maximum annual tax rate for educational purposes at 3.50% for a limited period of four years begining in 2005 through, & including, 2008, upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.50%, the present rate. School maximum annual tax rate at 3.28% upon all taxable property instead of 3.08%. School maximum annual educational tax rate at 2.23% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.05%, the existing maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purposes. School Grayslake CCSD 46 LAKE Gurnee School Dist 56 LAKE roposition to increase & establish the maximum annual tax rate for educational purposes at 3.50% upon all the taxable property of the district, instead of 2.61%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be maximum annual educational fund tax rate at 2.43% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.18%, the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be

14 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT Harlem USD 122 WINNEBAGO, CITY O AURORA REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT DESCRITION UNIT TYE educational fund tax rate at 3.69% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 3.29%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purposes. School Harvard CUSD 50 McHENRY, BOONE Lake Villa CCSD 41 LAKE Laraway CCSD 70-C WILL roposition to increase the maximum annual educational tax rate at 3.78%, instead of 3.23%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be maximum annual educational tax rate at 2.81% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.06%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be roposition to increase the maximum annual educational fund tax rate. School Manteno CUSD 5 KANKAKEE, WILL McHenry CCSD 15 McHENRY, LAKE Morris Community High School Dist 101 GRUNDY, KENDALL Operation/Mai ntenance roposition to increase the debt service entension base under the roperty Extension Limitation Law for payment of principal and interest on limited bonds from $692,130 to $2,000,000 for the 2005 levy year and all subsequent levy years. School maximum annual educational tax rate at 2.34% instead of 1.96%. School roposition to increase & establish the maximum annual tax rate for operations & maintenance purposes at 0.40% upon all the taxable property of the district, instead of 0.25%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended School

15 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT DESCRITION UNIT TYE Morris Community High School Dist 101 GRUNDY, KENDALL maximum annual educational tax rate at upon all taxable property within the district, instead of 0.92%. the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be Morris Elementary School Dist 54 New Lenox School Dist 122 GRUNDY WILL Nippersink School Dist 2 McHENRY Operation/ Maintenance annual educational tax rate at 1.37% upon all the taxable property of the district, instead of.92% the present maximum rate to be extended for said purpose. School roposition to increase the maximum annual Operations and Maintenance tax rate. School maximum annual educational fund tax rate at 2.32% instead of 2.20%. School North Hancock High School Dist 305 ecatonica CUSD 321 HANCOCK, HENDERSON, McDONOUGH WINNEBAGO, STEHENSON River Grove SD 85.5 COOK roposition to dissolve Carthage CUSD 338, Dallas CUSD 336, La Harpe CUSD 335 & Nauvoo- Colusa CUSD325 and establish North Hancock High School Dist 305 with authority to levy taxes for educational,oper/maint, transportation, & fire prevention/safety. School at 4.20% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 3.55%, the present maximum at 3.20% upon all taxable property within the district, instead of 2.25%, the present maximum

16 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT River Trails SD 26 COOK REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT DESCRITION UNIT TYE at 3.50% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.6%, the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be Salt Creek School Dist 48 DuAGE roposition to increase the extension limitation under the roperty Extension Limitation law from 3.3% to 41.3% for the 2005 levy year. School SD 154 COOK Skokie SD 69 COOK Taft SD 90 WILL Thornton Township High School Dist 205 COOK Troy CCSD 30-C WILL roposition to increase the maximum annual tax rate for educational purposes at 2.83% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.8%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be at 2.625% upon all taxable property within the district, instead of 1.845%, the existing maximum roposition to increase the maximum annual education purposes tax rate. Scho at 3.40% upon all the taxable property of the district, instead of 2.70%, the existing maximum roposition to increase the maximum annual educational fund tax rate. School

17 ARIL 5, 2005 BOND AND TAX REERENDA (CONSOLIDATED ) UNIT REER ENDA TYE CATEGORY RESULT DESCRITION UNIT TYE Winthrop Harbor School Dist 1 LAKE maximum annual educational tax rate at 2.56% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 2.17%, the present maximum rate ortherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purposes. School Wolf Branch SD 113 ST. CLAIR educational tax rate at 2.25% on all the full, fair cash value of taxable property within the district, instead of 1.75%, the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be Yorkville CUSD 115 KENDALL, KANE roposition to Increase and establish the maximum annual educational tax rate at 3.70% upon all the taxable property within the district, instead of 3.07%, the present maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purposes. School aw aw CUSD 271 LEE, DeKALB Miscellaneous Offices/ Boards/ Commissions Shall the board members of aw aw CUSD 271 be elected at large and without restriction by area of residence within the District rather than in accordance with mandatory board representation by Township? School