Vandalia Butler Citizens for Education

One of the reasons this levy is on the ballot is the district has not asked for new operating money in ten years. The most recent levies for the district are:

March 2020 – renewal of 7.03 mills operating for ten years

November 2017 – renewal of a continuous 6.99 mills operating

November 2015 – renewal of a 7.11 mills emergency operating

November 2013 – new operating 5 years | 6.99 mills < – This is the LAST new money ask.

Levy votes in November 2013, August 2012, and November 2011 were unsuccessful. May 2011 saw a renewal of a 5 year 6.54 mills operating levy and then one must go back to November 2008 for the $49.9 million dollar bond issue for new money (note: a bond issue cannot be used for operating expenses).

November 2006 was then the next historical new operating levy (5.9 mills, emergency) and November 2004 with a new 5.5 mills emergency levy for 5 years as the last new money asks in the past two decades [an entire generation plus some of students!].

A YES vote on Issue 10 is worth the investment in our children and our community!

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A couple of notes on voting for Issue 10 on May 2, 2023:

TODAY (April 3) is the LAST DAY to Register to Vote. Visit: https://voterlookup.ohiosos.gov/voterlookup.aspx to learn your registration status, find your precinct, and more!

TOMORROW (April 4) is the FIRST DAY of Early Voting in Montgomery County. Visit: https://www.montgomery.boe.ohio.gov/early-voting/ to learn more!

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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Yard signs are now available to show your support from Issue 10. Please message our Facebook page to have one delivered or find out where you can pick one up!

Important Events below!

Two opportunities to come learn more about Issue 10 and all that’s included.

March 30th (Thursday) 6:30pm Butler High School Lecture Hall

April 13th (Thursday) 6:30pm Butler High School Lecture Hall
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The School District Earned Income Tax in Issue 10 is not uncommon? In fact, 210 school districts out of the more than 600 in Ohio – approximately 1/3 of them – have some type of school district income tax. Of those, 63 are an earned income tax – the same type Citizens for Education shared information about. Remember, this income tax does NOT cover retirement pensions, social security benefits, disability and survivor benefits, annuities/IRA distributions, capital gains, and child support. Further, half the schools in the Miami Valley League – the athletic conference in which our very successful athletic teams compete – have a school district income tax?

Vote YES on Issue 10 on May 2nd!

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Working to pass Issue 10 is not something Citizens for Education can do on its own. We need your support in many ways, including financial! Please use the attached donations form to consider supporting the work to get Issue 10 passed and keep our schools great!

All the information you need is on the form! WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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Did you know???

Vandalia-Butler City Schools has not asked for new operating funds since 2013. The typical span between requests for new funds is five years. Issue 10 was not a decision taken lightly, however the board of education considered several factors before choosing to put the earned income tax issue on the ballot including:

District demographics

Current approved property tax levies

The impact of a property tax versus an income tax

An earned income tax fluctuates with what a taxpayer earns where a property tax levy is continuous regardless of earned income thus helping the taxpayer in terms of tax burden.

Vote YES on Issue 10 on May 2, 2023!

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Issue 10 Financial Facts:

Issue 10 is NOT a property tax levy but rather a school district earned income tax.

It has nothing to do with property values and is a viable, newer alternative to property taxes.

More than 1/3 of Ohio school districts have income taxes including half of the Miami Valley League, the athletic conference which Vandalia-Butler is a member.

Citizens for Education is a PAC aimed at passing Montgomery County Issue #10, a 1% school district earned income tax on May 2, 2023.

Along with the Facebook page, this site will serve as information central for the campaign. Please contact us with questions!

THANK YOU to our wonderful community for all of your support! While full results are still pending, early returns from the Bord of Elections show Issue 10 passing!

We are Aviators!

Stay tuned for official results when they are released!