Measure on the ballot in the 2018 West Virginia 2018 General Election in Kanawha County.
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Get StartedSpecial election to authorize additional levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2019, July 1, 2020, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, for the purpose of paying the general current expenses of The Board of Education of the County of Kanawha, for the following purposes, in accordance with the order of the Board of Education of the County of Kanawha entered on July 9, 2018: Purposes for Which Additional Funds Are Needed Professional, Service and Substitute Salary - Including, but not limited to, professional, service and substitute salaries, salaries of professional and service personnel in excess of 200 days, salaries for professionals and service in excess of state funding limit, salaries of non-certified personnel and minimum salaries fixed by law and supplemental salaries, FICA taxes, unemployment taxes, worker's compensation taxes, retirement, dental, vision, and income protection; Textbooks, Supplies, Postage, Insurance, Contracted Services and Travel -Including, but not limited to, printing, copying, school, warehouse, custodial, library, office, vocational, and health supplies, postage, textbooks, insurance, travel, instructional activities and staff development, legal services, distance learning, special education residential placements, pest management, extended school, financial audit, energy management, bus drug and alcohol testing, and fire alarm inspections; Construction, Repairs, Maintenance, operational supplies, equipment, rentals, and/or other expenses -Including, but not limited to, construction, building repairs, roof replacement, asbestos projects, structural repairs, fire code corrections, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, equipment maintenance, paving, bus maintenance and/or additional curricular needs of the schools, garage, building supplies, grounds supplies, equipment supplies and vehicle supplies, maintenance equipment, vehicle replacement, lab equipment, administrative equipment, school equipment, vacuums, copiers, gasoline tanks, transportation equipment, school copier rentals, computer leases, data communications, drivers' education car rentals, communication equipment, fire service fees, commercial drivers’ licenses, refunds and other miscellaneous expenses; * 12 Custodians and Maintenance (including fringe benefits) Alum Creek, Andrews Heights, Central, Chamberlain, Chesapeake, Grandview, Holz, Kenna, Lakewood, Malden, Marmet, Mary Ingles, Midland Trail, Montrose, Overbrook, Richmond, Ruffner, Ruthlawn, Sharon Dawes, Shawnee, Shoals, Sissonville Elementary, Weberwood and Weimer; *Eight Counselors (including fringe benefits) Pinch, Alban, Nitro, Andrews Heights, Central, Overbrook, Cross Lanes, Kanawha City, Lakewood, Ruthlawn, Point Harmony, Elk, Flinn, Montrose, Shoals, Holz, Mary Ingles, Chamberlain, Weberwood, Marmet and Kenna; *Twelve Elementary Art Teachers. $39,584,000 in fiscal year 2019-2020, $38,329,000 in fiscal year 2020-2021, $37,118,000 in fiscal year 2021-2022, $35,954,000 in fiscal year 2022-2023, and $34,833,900 in fiscal, year 2023-2024. Safety and Security Improvements, including but not limited to Intruder Locksets for Classroom and Door Repair, Camera Upgrades and Visitor/Access Control, Base Radio Project for Emergency Communications, Panic Alert System for Teachers, and Door Contact Alarms. $239,994 in fiscal year 2019-2020, $237,160 in fiscal year 2020-2021, $239,195 in fiscal year 2021-2022, $232,140 in fiscal year 2022-2023, and $229,711 in fiscal year 2023-2024. HVAC Improvements at the following schools and facilities: Elementary Schools: Alum Creek, Elk Center, Grandview, Kanawha City, Lakewood, Piedmont, Middle Schools: Dunbar, Stonewall Jackson, High Schools: Capital, George Washington, Riverside, St. Albans, Sissonville and South Charleston Career Centers: Carver. $18,577,687 in fiscal year 2019-2020, $18,160,623 in fiscal year 2020-2021, $21,724,769 in fiscal year 2021-2022, $24,229,485 in fiscal year 2022-2023, and $25,759,307 in fiscal year 2023-2024. Roofing Improvements at the following schools and facilities: Elementary Schools: Belle, Malden, Pinch, Ruthlawn, Grandview, Montrose, Pratt, Sharon Dawes, Middle Schools: Dunbar, McKinley, High Schools: Capital, Nitro, Riverside, Career Center: Carver. $4,869,807 in fiscal year 2019-2020, $4,698,371 in fiscal year 2020-2021, $2,053,500 in fiscal year 2021-2022, $2,440,971 in fiscal year 2022-2023, and $1,835,874 in fiscal year 2023-2024. Athletic Field Turf: Installation of athletic turf at the following schools: High Schools: George Washington, Herbert Hoover, Nitro, Riverside, Sissonville, South Charleston, St. Albans. $1,648,512 in fiscal year 2019-2020, $3,494,846 in fiscal year 2020-2021, $3,704,536 in fiscal year 2021-2022, $1,963,404 in fiscal year 2022-2023, and $2,081,208 in fiscal year 2023-2024. *In the event of a school closure or a significant loss of students, amounts designated for these purposes may be used for other purposes set forth herein. In the event the amount designated for the purposes set forth above is more than the amount required for such purpose, any excess funds may be used for any other purpose set forth above. In the event that tax revenues received in any fiscal year are less than the maximum amount authorized hereunder, expenditures shall be reduced in any particular category or categories as may be required. The Board of Education of the County is hereby authorized and empowered to expend, during the term of this levy, the surplus, if any, accruing in excess of the above amounts needed for any of the above stated purposes, plus excess collections due to increased assessed valuations for the enrichment, supplementation, operation, and improvement of educational services and/or facilities in the public schools of the County of Kanawha. The maximum additional rate of levy in cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation on each class of property within Kanawha County School District for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2019, July 1 2020, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, is as follows: Class I 21.91¢ per $100 of assessed valuation Class II 43.82¢ per $100 of assessed valuation Class III 87.64¢ per $100 of assessed valuation Class IV 87.64¢ per $100 of assessed valuation The years to which the additional levy shall apply if authorized by the voters, are the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2019, July 1, 2020, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, and July 1,2023.
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