TRUSTEE RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN ELECTION

BE IT RESOLVED, that on January 17, 2023 at the special meeting of the Grass Range School Board of Trustees of School District #27, of Fergus County, State of Montana, will hold the Annual Regular School Election on Tuesday, the 2^nd day of May 2023, which date is not less than seventy (70) days after the passage of this resolution.

The Election will be conducted by:

Poll Election (the polls will be open from 12:00 Noon until 8:00 p.m.)

If necessary, the purpose is for elementary and/or high school GENERAL LEVY ELECTIONS for the operation and maintenance of the Grass Range Schools for the 2023-2024 school year; a TRUSTEE ELECTION to elect two (2) trustees for three year terms; and an elementary and/or high school BUILDING RESERVE LEVY ELECTION for the purpose of adding to the building reserve fund to facilitate building, remodeling, furnishing, repairing or adding onto the buildings of the Grass Range School.

If it is later determined that any portion of the election is not required, the Board of Trustees authorizes Jamie Goss, election administrator, to cancel that portion of the election in accordance with 13-1-304 and 20-3-313, MCA.

Voting Location and Address:

Grass Range School located at 310 East 2^nd Street, Grass Range, Montana

Three qualified electors of this District shall be appointed to act as judges.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the clerk of this school district is hereby directed to notify the election judges of their appointment and to notify the county election administrator of the date of holding said election, and request him/her to close registration and to prepare and furnish election materials as required by law. If any of these judges should not be able to serve, the election administrator will choose a replacement from certified judges.

In accordance with District Policy: 1014FE-F1 FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY

Resolution of Intent to Impose an Increase in Levies

As an essential part of its budgeting process, the Grass Range School District #27 Board of Trustees is authorized by law to impose levies to support its budget. The Trustees estimates the following increases/decreases in revenues and mills for the funds noted below for the next school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, using certified taxable valuations from the current school fiscal year as provided to the district:

Impacts above are based on current certified taxable valuations from the current school fiscal year. These estimates are preliminary and changes are expected before the final budgets are set in August in accordance with MCA 20-9-131.

Along with the public notice requirement for non-voted levies, SB307 allows for an additional permissive levies in the Building Reserve Fund. Each school district may increase mills in their building reserve fund based on $15,000.00 plus $100 per ANB up to 10 mills. The 2019 Legislature approved funding for state major maintenance aid, making it beneficial for the school district to permissively levy in the Building Reserve Fund for the upkeep of facilities (see Building Reserve Permissive above).

The Permissive Building Reserve levy and associated funding will be used to finance projects identified in the District’s

Facility Assessment, deferred maintenance projects and for student safety.