They hold the election on odd days and let no one know, but the school district employees who will vote to raise taxes. It is how they get raises.
The state requires that school districts hold elections on one of four dates throughout the year. Legally, school districts can't piggyback on other elections. Take it up in Austin.
Friendswood school district voters pass bond package
FRIENDSWOOD - Voters in the Friendswood school district on Tuesday agreed on an $8.2 million bond package, most of which will be used for facility repairs.
Proposition 1, approved 533 to 108, includes $5.5 million for facility repairs and improvements. Proposition 2, approved 520 to 112, allows the district to transfer a $2.7 million maintenance tax note from the district's operating budget to its debt services budget.
The bond package is not expected to increase taxes from the current tax rate.
Improvements under Proposition 1 will include carpet, roof and food service equipment. Other improvements are to replace the high school track with a metric track, install drop ceilings and install artificial turf at the district's football stadium.
The $2.7 million maintenance tax note was incurred by the school district in 2004 for building repairs. Transferring the note will free up money in the district's operating budget, which is funded through local taxes that are capped by the state at $1.50 per $100 of evaluation, district officials said.
The bond package, officials said, is part of a plan to support future enrollment.