NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2184 – LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOLSSTATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a special election has been called and will be held in conjunction with the state general election in and for Independent School District No. 2184 Luverne Public Schools, State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 2nd day of November, 2004, for the purpose of voting on the following question:SCHOOL DISTRICT BALLOT QUESTIONAPPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION**The board of Independent School District No. 2184 Luverne Public Schools, has proposed to increase its general education revenue by $455.35 per resident marginal cost pupil unit. The additional revenue will be used to finance school operations and the property tax portion thereof will require an estimated referendum tax rate of approximately .14682% of the referendum market value of the school district for taxes payable in 2005, the first year it is to be levied. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for ten years unless otherwise revoked or reduced provided by law ___YES Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 2814 be approved?___NO **BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.Passage of this referendum will result in an increase in your property taxes. The property tax portion of the revenue authorized will require an estimated referendum tax rate of approximately .14682% of the referendum market value of the school district. The annual dollar increases for typical residential 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. Market Value Dollar Increase Market Value Dollar Increase $ 50,000 $ 73 $ 150,000 $ 220 $ 60,000 $ 88 $ 200,000 $ 294 $ 70,000 $103 $ 250,000 $ 367 $100,000 $147 $ 500,000 $ 734 $125,000 $184 $1,000,000 $1,468The polling places for this election and the precincts served by those polling places and voting hours at those polling places for this special election shall be the same as those for the state general election. Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the polling place designated above for the precinct in which he or she resides. A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day. Dated this 26th day of August, 2004 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD/S/ Colleen Deutsch, School District Clerk Independent School District No. 2184 Luverne Public Schools – State of Minnesota(10-14, 10-21)