NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE OF ELECTION
to the Electors of the
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE
CITY OF PONTIAC
OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN
MAY 3, 2005 ELECTION
TO ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an Election will be held in the
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF PONTIAC
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005
The POLLS will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
AT THE POLLING PLACES LISTED BELOW:
8-P (partial) Scripps Middle School 385 E. Scripps Rd.,
Lake Orion
15C-P (partial) Absent Voter Counting Board Orion Township Hall
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE FOLLOWING OFFICES ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF PONTIAC:
Member of the Board of Education ? Four-Year Term ? Vote for Two
AND TO VOTE ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL:
BONDING PROPOSAL
Shall the School District of the City of Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Ninety-Nine Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($99,900,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefore, in two or more series, for the purpose of:
erecting, furnishing and equipping a new middle school and two elementary school buildings; erecting, furnishing and equipping additions to and remodeling, refurnishing and re-equipping school district buildings; acquiring and installing educational technology improvements; acquiring land for site purposes and developing and improving playgrounds, playfields, athletic fields and sites?
The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2005, under current law, is 1.42 mills ($1.42 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, will not exceed thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this debt is 1.03 mills ($1.03 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).
(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, superintendent, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
COUNTY TREASURER’S STATEMENT AS REQUIRED
BY ACT NO. 62 OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF 1933
AS AMENDED
I, Patrick M. Dohany, County Treasurer of the County of Oakland, State of Michigan, do hereby certify that according to the records in my office, as of March 29, 2005, the total of all voted increases in the tax rate limitation above the 18 mills established by Section 6 of Article IX of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 affecting taxable property in the Township of Orion, in said County, is as follows:
LOCAL UNIT VOTED INCREASE YEARS INCREASE
EFFECTIVE
Township of Orion 1.00 Unlimited
1.50 Unlimited
Lake Orion Community
Schools None
Rochester Community Schools None
Pontiac City Schools 18.00 7-1-1997 thru 6-30-2007
(Non-Homestead)
3.00 7-1-2002 thru 6-30-2007 (Non-Homestead)
County School District of
Oakland County 3.6483 Unlimited
County of Oakland .25 2002 to 2011 inclusive
Oakland Community
College 1.00 Unlimited
.80 2002 to 2011 inclusive

Dated: March 29, 2005
PATRICK M. DOHANY, TREASURER, OAKLAND COUNTY Voter Instructions in Alternative Format:
In compliance with the voting accessibility requirements of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions in an audio and/or Braille format can be made available to voters prior to the election, or at the polls on election day. Voters should feel free to contact Jill D. Bastian, Clerk, at 391-0304, ext. 104, to request such accommodations.
Please note: All Orion Township precincts are accessible to the handicapped.
JILL D. BASTIAN, CLERK
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION
Publish: 4/20/05 & 4/27/05