NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 361
(INTERNATIONAL FALLS)
STATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 361 (International Falls), State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, for the purpose of voting on the following questions:

SCHOOL DISTRICT BALLOT QUESTION 1
REVOKING EXISTING REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION;
APPROVING NEW AUTHORIZATION

The board of Independent School District No. 361 (International Falls) has proposed to revoke the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization of $567.49 per pupil and to replace that authorization with an authorization of $567.49 per pupil. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for ten years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law.

YES Shall the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization be revoked and the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 361 be approved?

NO
BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU
ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

SCHOOL DISTRICT BALLOT QUESTION 2
APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT
REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION

The board of Independent School District No. 361 (International Falls) has also proposed to increase its general education revenue by $70 per pupil. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for ten years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law.

YES If School District Ballot Question 1 is approved, shall the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 361 also be approved?

NO
BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU
ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

Passage of School District Ballot Question 1 and School District Ballot Question 2 will result in an increase in your property taxes. Passage of School District Ballot Question 2 is contingent on the passage of School District Ballot Question 1.

The annual dollar increases for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads, apartments, commercial-industrial properties, and most other classes of property within the school district are as shown in the table below.

For agricultural property (both homestead and non-homestead), the taxes for the proposed referendum will be based on the value of the house, garage and surrounding one acre of land only. There will be no referendum taxes paid on the value of other agricultural lands and buildings. For seasonal residential recreational property (i.e. cabins), there will be no taxes paid for the proposed referendum.

Referendum Market Value

50,000
75,000
$100,000
$125,000
$150,000
$175,000
$200,000
$225,000
$250,000
$275,000
$300,000
$325,000
$350,000
$375,000
$400,000
$450,000
$500,000
$550,000
$600,000
$650,000
$700,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$2,000,000

Pay 2010 Revoked Authority

-$60
-$89
-$119
-$149
-$179
-$209
-$238
-$268
-$298
-$328
-$358
-$387
-$417
-$447
-$477
-$536
-$596
-$656
-$715
-$775
-$835
-$954
-$1,192
-$2,384
QUESTION 1

Pay 2010 New Authority

$60
$89
$119
$149
$179
$209
$238
$268
$298
$328
$358
$387
$417
$447
$477
$536
$596
$656
$715
$775
$835
$954
$1,192
$2,384

Net Change

$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
QUESTION 2

Pay 2010 New Authority

$7
$11
$15
$18
$22
$26
$29
$33
$37
$40
$44
$48
$51
$55
$59
$66
$74
$81
$88
$96
$103
$118
$147
$294

The combined polling place for this special election and the precincts served by that polling place will be as follows:

COMBINED POLLING PLACE: Backus Community Center
900 5th Street
International Falls, Minnesota

This combined polling place serves all territory located in Independent School District No. 61; Koochiching County, Minnesota.

Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the combined polling place designated. The polls for said election will be opened at 8:00 o'clock a.m. and will close at 8:00 o'clock p.m. on the date of said election.

A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may register to vote at the combined polling place on election day.

Dated: August 17, 2009.

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

/s/ Roger Jerome
School District Clerk
Independent School District No. 361
(International Falls)
State of Minnesota

The Daily Journal
October 16 & 23, 2009