Resolution 10-15

Sponsored by Councilmembers Piedmont-Smith, Sandberg, Mayer, Sturbaum, Rollo and Ruff and expresses support for the Monroe County School Corporation’s funding referendum in the Fall 2010 election. It points out that the well being of the community is closely tied to the quality of public schools. Quality schools are a key to economic development, make safer communities, save residents money in the long run and produce future residents who contribute to the collective community good. Since the State of Indiana shifted its public school funding in 2008 from reliance on property tax to reliance on sales and income tax, the MCCSC has suffered significant funding cuts and has eliminated teaching positions and vital educational services – cuts that threaten the vibrancy of the MCCSC. To restore teachers to the classroom and educational services, the referendum will levy a tax rate increase of approximately 14 cents per $100 of net assessed valuation for the six years immediately following the referendum’s passage.