Board Minutes
Dunkerton Community School District
Work Session
October 28, 2008
ICN Room

Meeting was called to order by President Brandes at 6:30 p.m.

Present:    President Mark Brandes, Vice-President Alen Nagel, Tony Gamerdinger, Chris Gibson, Joe Stafford
Superintendent Jim Stanton, Principal Julie Woods and Board Secretary Beth Weepie


Motion was made by Stafford, second by Nagel to approve the agenda.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Gamerdinger, second by Nagel approve a Resolution adopting the following:   

RESOLUTION APPROVING REVENUE PURPOSE STATEMENT AND ORDERING AN ELECTION ON A REVENUE PURPOSE STATEMENT TO AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES FROM THE STATE SECURE AN ADVANCED VISION FOR EDUCATION FUND (THE "REVENUES")

    WHEREAS, the School District receives school infrastructure local option tax revenues ("SILO") which has been replaced by one-cent state sales, services, and use tax revenues, which must be deposited in the State Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund and distributed to the School District pursuant to Iowa Code 423E.4, Code 2007, as amended; and

    WHEREAS, Iowa Code Section 47.6 requires each school district to approve and submit a revenue purpose statement to the County Commissioner of Elections not less than thirty-two days prior to the date of the special election, listing the specific purpose or purposes for which the state sales, services, and use tax for school infrastructure revenues and appropriations and other moneys received from the State Secure an Advanced Vision Education Fund, pursuant to Iowa Code 423E.4, Code 2007, as amended, will be expended.

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE DUNKERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTIES OF BLACK HAWK AND BREMER, STATE OF IOWA:  
    
    Section 1.  That the Board wishes to authorize spending the Revenues for other purposes and to replace and extend the existing authorization and in doing so, must approve the following Revenue Purpose Statement.

    Section 2.  That the following Revenue Purpose Statement shall be approved, and the Secretary is authorized and directed to submit and file the Revenue Purpose Statement with the Black Hawk County Commissioner of Elections not less than thirty-two days prior to the date of the special election.

Revenue Purpose Statement
Dunkerton Community School District

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 423F.3, Code of Iowa, the Dunkerton Community School District hereby adopts and submits to the Commissioner of Elections of Black Hawk County, Iowa, this Revenue Purpose Statement to be submitted to the electors at an election to be held December 16, 2008.

Money received by the Dunkerton Community School District from the State of Iowa secure an advanced vision for education fund may be spent for any one or more of the following purposes:

To provide funds for property tax relief.

To provide funds to build and furnish a new school building or buildings; to build and furnish addition(s) to school buildings in the District; to remodel, repair, expand, and improve the school buildings in the District; to purchase and improve grounds; for demolition work; to furnish and equip district facilities.

To provide funds for the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings or equipment (including transportation, technology and recreation equipment) as authorized by law, to implement energy conservation measures, sharing or rental of facilities, procuring or acquisition of libraries, or opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings.

To provide funds for emergency repairs to respond to natural disasters, such as fire, wind damage, flood; unanticipated mechanical, plumbing, structural, roof, electrical system failures; environmental remediation; or to respond to changes in demographics that require construction of additions or improvements to school buildings or new school buildings.

To provide funds to establish and maintain public recreation places and playgrounds; provide for supervision and instruction for recreational activities; or for community education purposes; and other authorized expenditures and purposes as now or hereafter permitted by law and designated by the Dunkerton Community School District.

To provide funds for the payment of principal and interest or retirement of general obligation bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes, energy improvement loans, loan agreements authorized by Iowa Code section 297.36, sales, service and use tax revenue bonds issued under Iowa Code section 423E.5.  

    Section 3.  That an election is called of the qualified electors of the Dunkerton Community School District in the Counties of Black Hawk and Bremer, on Tuesday, December 16, 2008.  The following Proposition is approved, and the Secretary is authorized and directed to submit and file the Proposition for the Ballot with the Black Hawk County Commissioner of Elections not less than thirty-two days prior to the date of the special election:

SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED?

YES [ ]

NO  [ ]

Summary:  To adopt the revenue purpose statement to authorize the expenditure of revenues from the State of Iowa secure an advanced vision for education fund received by the Dunkerton Community School District.

In the Dunkerton Community School District, the following Revenue Purpose Statement which specifies the use of the sales, services and use tax funds from the State of Iowa secure an advanced vision for education fund for school infrastructure (penny sales, services and use tax for schools) shall be adopted:

To provide funds for property tax relief.

To provide funds to build and furnish a new school building or buildings; to build and furnish addition(s) to school buildings in the District; to remodel, repair, expand, and improve the school buildings in the District; to purchase and improve grounds; for demolition work; to furnish and equip district facilities.

To provide funds for the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings or equipment (including transportation, technology and recreation equipment) as authorized by law, to implement energy conservation measures, sharing or rental of facilities, procuring or acquisition of libraries, or opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings.

To provide funds for emergency repairs to respond to natural disasters, such as fire, wind damage, flood; unanticipated mechanical, plumbing, structural, roof, electrical system failures; environmental remediation; or to respond to changes in demographics that require construction of additions or improvements to school buildings or new school buildings.

To provide funds to establish and maintain public recreation places and playgrounds; provide for supervision and instruction for recreational activities; or for community education purposes; and other authorized expenditures and purposes as now or hereafter permitted by law and designated by the Dunkerton Community School District.

To provide funds for the payment of principal and interest or retirement of general obligation bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes, energy improvement loans, loan agreements authorized by Iowa Code section 297.36, sales, service and use tax revenue bonds issued under Iowa Code section 423E.5.  

It being understood that if this proposition should fail to be approved by the voters, such failure shall not be construed to terminate or restrict authority previously granted by the voters to expend receipts from the secure an advanced vision for education fund.  

If approved, this Revenue Purpose Statement shall remain in effect until replaced or amended by the Dunkerton Community School District.

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    Section 4.  That the notice of the election and ballot form used at the election shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Code and Iowa Administrative Rules.

    Section 5.  That the Election Board for the voting precinct or precincts be appointed by the County Commissioner of Elections, not less than 15 days before the date of the election, a certified copy of which appointment must be officially placed on file in the office of the Secretary.

    Section 6.  The Commissioner of Elections is requested and directed to make publication of the Notice of Election at least once, not less than four days nor more than twenty days prior to the date of the election, in a legal newspaper, printed wholly in the English language, as defined by Iowa Code section 618.3.

    Section 7.  The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, a legal newspaper, is published within the District and is hereby designated to make the publication of the Notice of Election.

    Section 8.  That the County Commissioner of Elections shall prepare all ballots and election registers and other supplies as necessary for the proper and legal conduct of this election and the Secretary of the Board is authorized and directed to cooperate with the Commissioner of Elections in the preparation of the necessary proceedings.

    Section 9.  That the Secretary is directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution in the Office of the County Commissioner of Elections to constitute the "written notice" to the County Commissioner of Elections of the election date, required to be given by the governing body under the provisions of Iowa Code Chapter 47.


Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Stafford, second by Nagel to approve the Mr. Stanton’s request for a State audit.   Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Gibson, second by Nagel to adjourn the meeting at 7:41 p.m.   Motion carried unanimously.






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