Voting Information
Election day is Tuesday, August 8, 2023 and any registered voter in the Clawson school district can vote.
Both in-person and absentee voting will be available.
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Absentee Voting
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To vote absentee, you can request an absentee ballot by contacting cityclerk@cityofclawson.com
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Ballots must be returned by August 8 at 8 p.m.
Poll Location Information
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Poll locations will be open for in-person voting: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Registered voters may cast a ballot at the polling location established by their city/township
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Mail-in Voter Registration Deadline: June 19
What to expect on the ballot:
CLAWSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
STATE OF MICHIGAN
SCHOOL BUILDING AND SITE BOND PROPOSAL
Shall the Clawson Public Schools, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($25,500,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of paying for the cost of the following projects:
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Preparing, developing and improving sites, including sites for school buildings and additions thereto;
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Preparing, developing and improving sites of the Baker and Schalm buildings, including demolition of buildings, foundations, parking lot paving and concrete walkways as well as removal of site utilities;
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Constructing, remodeling, equipping and re-equipping the current Central Campus facility and erecting additions thereto;
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Remodeling, equipping and re-equipping the Early Childhood Center.
YES________
NO________
The maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than thirty (30) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year, 2024, is 0 mills (which is equal to $0.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a 0 mill net increase over the prior year’s levy; and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 2.56 mills annually ($2.56 per $1,000 of taxable value).
The school district expects to borrow from the State School Bond Qualification and Loan Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated total principal amount of that borrowing is $2,100,825 and the estimated total interest to be paid thereon is $2,310,457. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 15 years and the estimated computed millage rate for such levy is 9.02 mills. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances.
The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $59,255,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is approximately $913,650.
(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for teacher, administrator or employee salaries, repair or maintenance costs or other operating expenses).