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Fairview Park City Schools will ask voters to renew a long-standing operating levy on ​November 8th, 2022. This is NOT a tax increase.

The FRIENDS OF THE FAIRVIEW PARK CITY SCHOOLS are leading a campaign in support of
ISSUE 7

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Here's What You Need to Know:

  • Renewing the levy is critical for the school district's operating budget, providing key educational and extracurricular opportunities for our students.
  • The general fund operating budget includes instructional supplies and materials, student extracurricular activities, maintenance, fuel, utilities, and staff salaries and benefits.
  • This levy generates $2,690,000 in revenue each year for the district’s general fund. This levy amount represents 10.7% of the total general fund budget.
  • The term of this levy will increase from five to ten years. This will help with future financial planning and reduce the number of times the district appears on the ballot.
  • Strong schools make strong communities. We are grateful for the continued support from our stakeholders.
  • Originally passed by Fairview Park voters in 2003, this levy has been renewed three times, most recently in 2018. Renewal of this levy is not a new tax.
Passage of Issue 7 will ensure that students continue to receive the same support they are currently receiving from:
• Classroom teachers, educational classroom aides and tutors 
• Nurses, counselors, librarians and support staff 
• Programs for students 
• Student transportation 
​• Resources for addressing individual student learning needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions:

DIDN’T THE DISTRICT JUST PASS LEVIES IN 2016 & 2020? ​
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The 2016 levy was a bond and permanent improvement levy used only for new building construction and renovation. In 2020, residents passed a new operating levy supporting educational programs and activities.​

WHY IS THE LEVY CALLED AN EMERGENCY LEVY?

The term “emergency” refers to a specific type of levy, defined by the state. An emergency levy collects only the specific dollar amount initially approved by voters. ​​​​​

HOW WILL RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LEVY IMPACT MY PROPERTY TAXES?

​Because this is an emergency levy, if property values increase, the specific dollar amount generated by this “emergency” levy remains fixed. The county will reduce the effective millage to collect only the dollar amount for which it was approved in 2003.

Here's What You'll See On Your Ballot:

ISSUE 7

Proposed Tax Levy
(Renewal)
Fairview Park City School District

A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.

Shall a levy renewing an existing levy be imposed by the Fairview Park City School District for the purpose of providing for the emergency requirements of the School District in the sum of $2,690,000 and a levy of taxes to be made outside of the ten-mill limitation estimated by the County Fiscal Officer to average 6.6 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 66 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of ten years, commencing in 2023, first due in calendar year 2024?

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Propuesta para Recaudación de Impuestos
(Renovación)
Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Fairview Park

Se requiere un voto afirmativo por mayoría para su aprobación.

¿Deberá el Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Fairview Park renovar un impuesto existente con el fin de cubrir los requerimientos de emergencia del Distrito Escolar en la cantidad de $2,690,000 y realizar una recaudación de impuestos fuera del límite de diez milésimos estimado por el Funcionario Fiscal del Condado para promediar 6.6 milésimos por cada dólar de valoración, lo cual representa 66 centavos por cada cien dólares de valoración, por un período de diez años, comenzando en el 2023, con su primer vencimiento en el año calendario del 2024?
But wait... the ballot language says there is an emergency. What's going on?

This term “Emergency” as used on the November ballot is a legal term defined by the state of Ohio. There is no actual emergency. “Emergency” levies raise a flat dollar amount (in this case $2.69 million) instead of a specific millage rate.

Paid for by the Friends of the Fairview Park City Schools
Helen Weeber, Treasurer
4385 West 202 Street, Fairview Park, OH 44126
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