Results for Selected Precincts in Rice County

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #656)
Revoking Existing Referendum Revenue Authorization; Approving New Authorization
The board of Independent School District No. 656 (Faribault Public Schools) has proposed to revoke the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization of $804.87 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $1,040 per pupil. The proposed new referendum revenue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for ten years, commencing with taxes payable in 2018, unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization be revoked and the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 656 be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 2 (ISD #656)
Approval of School District Bond Issue
If School District Question 1 is approved, shall the board of Independent School District No. 656 (Faribault Public Schools) also be authorized to issue its general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $86,160,000 to provide funds for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities, including the construction of secure entrances, safety and security improvements and office additions and renovations at various school facilities; the completion of code, life safety, traffic flow and accessibility improvements at various school sites and facilities; and the construction of additions to and the renovation, repair, remodeling, upgrading, equipping and construction of improvements to various school sites and facilities? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.