Official Levy Ballot November 6, 2018 -

Summary

This special election is to authorize additional levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1st, 2019, July 1st, 2020, July 1st, 2021, July 1st, 2022, and July 1st, 2023, and for the purpose of raising additional funds as specifically set forth below and entered according to the Order of the Hancock County Board of Education on the 13th day of August, 2018. a. To provide instructional materials, but not limited to, supplemental books, workbooks, library materials, other instructional materials, supplies, equipment and classroom furniture, approximately $40,000.00 annually; b. To improve access to technology through the purchase of hardware, computer software, infrastructure repair, training and support, approximately $100,000.00 annually; c. To maintain and make improvements to outdoor athletic fields, grounds, and indoor gymnasiums, to provide for capital improvements, renovations, repair, and/or maintenance of Hancock County Schools structures and equipment, to maintain and replace roofs and heating/ventilation/air-conditioning on Hancock County Board of Education owned structures, approximately $775,652.00 annually; d. To maintain duplicating equipment and provide supplies, approximately $100,000.00 annually; e. Provide professional support services to assist with child abuse and child neglect cases, approximately $70,000.00 annually; f. To provide support to the Hancock County WVU Extension service, approximately $40,000.00 annually; g.To provide legal and medical services, approximately $100,000.00 annually; h. To provide free breakfast and lunch to all students enrolled in Hancock County Schools, approximately $325,000.00 i. To provide homebound, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and psychological services to Hancock County Schools, to contract with other agencies for student or professional services such as, but not limited to, technology, hearing impaired, and vision impaired, To provide services, programs and equipment for students within the autism spectrum, approximately $275,000.00 annually; j. To provide safety and security improvements and services including: prevention resource officers, contracted security, security technology, entrance/exit doors, safety and security enhancements and services, approximately $800,000.00 annually; k. To provide toward employee salaries/benefits/fix charges: i. Provide professional service and administrative salary supplements, and fixed charges, approximately $3,750,000.00 annually; ii. Provide extra duty wages and fixed charges for the purpose of for academic and athletic trips for parochial and Hancock County, approximately $150,000.00 annually; iii. Provide extra curricular athletic positions, including athletic trainer, athletic sponsor, to the high school and middle athletic programs, approximately $525,000.00 annually; iv. Provide substitutes for professional and service positions, approximately $275,000.00 annually; v. Provide dental and optical insurance for eligible professional and service employees, approximately $500,000.00 annually; vi. Provide extra duty salary supplements for curricular and non-curricular positions and fixed charges, annual supplemental contracts for summer school, counselors, Saturday School, enrichment programs, unfunded mandates and unforeseen expenses, approximately $75,000.00 annually; The additional levy shall be on: Class I 22.95 cents per $100. of assessed valuation Class II 45.90 cents per $100. of assessed valuation Class III 91.80 cents per $100. of assessed valuation Class IV 91.80 cents per $100. of assessed valuation.