Don’t Forget To Vote on
the LOCAL OPTION BUDGET
Registered voters who live
within the Olathe School District boundaries will receive a ballot in the mail
on or after Jan. 7. This ballot must be returned to the Johnson County Election
Office in the postage-paid envelope by noon on Jan. 27. The ballot is to
continue the district’s current Local Option Budget level. This is a no-tax
increase proposal that would positively impact every school in the district.
During the 2014 Legislative
Session, the state Legislature passed a bill that would allow districts to
raise the Local Option Budget by 2 percent. The Legislature has allowed
districts to raise it for the 2014-15 school year, but requires districts to go
out for a mail-in election to gain approval to maintain the increase for the
2015-16 school year and beyond. The Olathe Board of Education voted to raise
the LOB by 2% at its August 2014 meeting. In the Olathe district, even in
raising the LOB, the district’s mill rate has decreased.
In order to vote in this
election, patrons must be registered voters or must register to vote by Jan. 6.
Remember: all ballots must be
returned to the Johnson County Election Office (either by mail by using the
enclosed postage-paid envelope or by dropping the ballot off at the election
office) by noon on Jan. 27.
