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Meeting Agenda
1. Overview
1.1. What is a referendum?
2. History and Context
2.1. 1989 Referendum
2.2. 1994 PTELL (Tax Caps)
2.3. 1999 Middle School Capital Referendum
2.4. 2003/2005 Financial Task Force & Advisory Committees
3. Projections and PMA
3.1. Current Assumptions
3.2. Current Projections
3.3. Level of Confidence or Variability
4. Budgeting and Projection Improvements Since 2006
4.1. Finance Office Improvements
4.2. Review of Positive Budget Actions Taken by District 97
4.3. Review of External Positive Budget Forces
4.4. Review of External Negative Budget Forces
4.5. Uncertainties Within Budget
5. What IF Scenarios
6. Referendum Types and Rationale
6.1. Maximum Rate Increase
6.2. PTELL Limit Increase
6.3. Working Cash Bonds
6.4. Capital Bonds
6.5. Timing Issues
7. Discussion Points and Expected Outcomes 
7.1. What Referendum Paths can we Eliminate?
7.2. What are the two (or more) Most Likely Paths?
7.3. What Major Variables do we Need to Monitor and When?
7.4. Can we set a target date for a referendum?
7.5. Date for Next Study Session
8. Discussion
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: February 22, 2010 at 7:00 PM - Special
Subject:
1. Overview
Subject:
1.1. What is a referendum?
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2. History and Context
Attachments:
Subject:
2.1. 1989 Referendum
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2.2. 1994 PTELL (Tax Caps)
Subject:
2.3. 1999 Middle School Capital Referendum
Subject:
2.4. 2003/2005 Financial Task Force & Advisory Committees
Subject:
3. Projections and PMA
Attachments:
Subject:
3.1. Current Assumptions
Subject:
3.2. Current Projections
Subject:
3.3. Level of Confidence or Variability
Subject:
4. Budgeting and Projection Improvements Since 2006
Subject:
4.1. Finance Office Improvements
Subject:
4.2. Review of Positive Budget Actions Taken by District 97
Subject:
4.3. Review of External Positive Budget Forces
Subject:
4.4. Review of External Negative Budget Forces
Subject:
4.5. Uncertainties Within Budget
Subject:
5. What IF Scenarios
Attachments:
Subject:
6. Referendum Types and Rationale
Subject:
6.1. Maximum Rate Increase
Subject:
6.2. PTELL Limit Increase
Subject:
6.3. Working Cash Bonds
Attachments:
Subject:
6.4. Capital Bonds
Subject:
6.5. Timing Issues
Subject:
7. Discussion Points and Expected Outcomes 
Subject:
7.1. What Referendum Paths can we Eliminate?
Subject:
7.2. What are the two (or more) Most Likely Paths?
Subject:
7.3. What Major Variables do we Need to Monitor and When?
Subject:
7.4. Can we set a target date for a referendum?
Subject:
7.5. Date for Next Study Session
Subject:
8. Discussion

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