Dixie School District Bond Issue, Measure C (November 2014)

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A Dixie School District Bond Issue, Measure C ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the Dixie School District in Marin County, California. It was approved.

Upon approval, Measure C authorized the district to increase its debt by $30 million through issuing general obligation bonds in that amount. District officials estimated the additional annual property tax rate required to repay these bonds to be $30 per $100,000 of assessed property value.[1]

A 55 percent supermajority vote was required for the approval of Measure C.

Election results

Marin County Measure C
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 6,083 74.56%
No2,07525.44%

Election results via: Marin County Elections Office

Text of measure

Ballot question

The question on the ballot appeared as:[1]

To upgrade and repair schools with local funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Dixie Elementary School District: update aging classrooms and instructional technology; provide updated middle school science class rooms; upgrade electrical wiring to current safety codes; im - prove campus safety and security; repair, construct, acquire, equip, classrooms, sites, facilities, by issuing $30 million of bonds at legal rates, with citizen oversight, no money for administrators, salaries, benefits or pensions and all funds used for local schools?[2]

Impartial analysis

The following impartial analysis was prepared for Measure C:[1]

This measure was placed on the ballot by the Governing Board of the Dixie School District.

If this Measure is approved by a 55% vote, the Dixie School District would be authorized to incur bonded indebtedness of up to thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), with an interest rate not to exceed the limit set by law. The proceeds of the proposed bonds must be used for the purposes set forth in the Measure and for no other purposes, and will be subject to oversight by a citizens’ oversight committee and annual audits.[2]

—Steven M. Woodside, Marin County Counsel[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Marin County Registrar of Voters website, "Ballot information for Measure C," accessed October 13, 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.