CANDIDATE LIST
SCHOOL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
BENNETT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR DIRECTOR
(Vote for no more than three)
Brent Arp
Devin Moeller
Chad Petersen
David W. Rixe
Linda L. Tribble
TO FILL VACANCY
(Vote for no more than one)
James E. VonMuenster
**PUBLIC MEASURE D-EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DURANT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR DIRECTOR
(Vote for no more than two)
Brian Fargo
Joel Meincke
Michael J. Petersen
**PUBLIC MEASURE D-EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NORTH CEDAR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR DIRECTOR DISTRICT 2
(Vote for no more than one)
Jim Koch
Brent R. Montz
FOR DIRECTOR DISTRICT 4
(Vote for no more than one)
Tessa R Holst
Peggy Kedley
FOR DIRECTOR – AT LARGE
(Vote for no more than one)
Tim Drewelow
**PUBLIC MEASURE BB-KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TIPTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR DIRECTOR
(Vote for no more than two)
Vicki J. Daniel
Mark F. Penningroth
William O. Schwitzer
Diane Wallick
PUBLIC MEASURE A
Shall the Board of Directors of the Tipton Community School District in the County of Cedar,
State of Iowa, be authorized for a period of ten (10) years to continue to levy and impose an
instructional support tax in an amount (after taking into consideration instructional support state
aid) of not exceeding seven percent (7%) of the total of regular program district cost for the
budget year and moneys received under Iowa Code section 257.14 as a budget adjustment in the
budget year, and be authorized annually, in combination, as determined by the Board, to levy an
instructional support property tax upon all the taxable property within the school district
commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30,
2011, and to impose an instructional support income surtax upon the state individual income tax
of each individual income taxpayer resident in the School District on December 31 for each
calendar year commencing with calendar year 2010, or each year thereafter, the percent of
income surtax to be determined by the Board for each fiscal year, to be used for curricular
materials, technology improvements, building improvements, and instructional support; and
failure to approve this proposition shall not be construed to terminate or restrict authority
previously exercised by the Board to levy or impose a special tax for any one or more of the
foregoing purposes?
**PUBLIC MEASURE BB-KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WEST BRANCH COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR DIRECTOR
(Vote for no more than two)
Carolyn Harold
Mike Owen
FOR DIRECTOR – FILL VACANCY
(Vote for no more than one)
Kathy Knoop
PUBLIC MEASURE FF
To adopt the revenue purpose statement to authorize the expenditure of revenues from the State
of Iowa secure an advanced vision for education fund received by the West Branch Community
School District. In the West Branch Community School District, the following Revenue Purpose
Statement which specifies the use of the sales, services and use tax funds from the State of Iowa
secure an advanced vision for education fund for school infrastructure (penny sales, services and
use tax for schools) shall be adopted:
To provide funds for property tax relief. To provide funds to build and furnish a new school
facility or facilities; to build and furnish addition(s) to school facilities; to remodel, repair,
expand, and improve the school buildings in the District; to purchase and improve grounds; for
demolition work; to furnish and equip district facilities. To provide funds for the purchase, lease
or lease-purchase of buildings or equipment (including transportation, technology and recreation
equipment) as authorized by law, to implement and install energy conservation measures, sharing
or rental of facilities, procuring or acquisition of libraries, or opening roads to schoolhouses or
buildings. To provide funds for emergency repairs to respond to natural disasters, such as fire,
wind damage, flood; to repair, improve, and/or replace mechanical, plumbing, structural, roof,
and electrical system; environmental remediation; or to respond to changes in demographics that
require construction of additions or improvements to school buildings or new school buildings.
To provide funds to establish and maintain public recreation places and playgrounds; or for
community education purposes; and other authorized expenditures and purposes as now or
hereafter permitted by law and designated by the West Branch Community School District. To
provide funds for the payment of principal and interest or retirement of general obligation bonds
issued for school infrastructure purposes, energy improvement loans, loan agreements authorized
by Iowa Code section 297.36, sales, service and use tax revenue bonds issued under Iowa Code
section 423E.5. It being understood that if this proposition should fail to be approved by the
voters, such failure shall not be construed to terminate or restrict authority previously granted by
the voters to expend receipts from the secure an advanced vision for education fund. If
approved, this Revenue Purpose Statement shall remain in effect until replaced or amended by
the West Branch Community School District.
**PUBLIC MEASURE BB- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PUBLIC MEASURE D
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Shall the Board of Directors of the Eastern Iowa Community College District (Merged Area IX)
(Clinton, Muscatine and Scott Community Colleges), in the Counties of Cedar, Clinton,
Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine and Scott, be authorized to CONTINUE to levy a
tax not exceeding twenty and one-fourth cents per thousand dollars of assessed value in any one
year for a period not to exceed ten years, commencing with the levy for the fiscal year 2011,
payable in fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, through June 30, 2021, for the purchase of grounds,
construction of buildings, payment of debts contracted for the construction of buildings, purchase
of buildings and equipment for buildings, and the acquisition of libraries, for the purpose of
paying costs of utilities, and for the purpose of maintaining, remodeling, improving or expanding
the community college of the merged area as provided in Chapter 260C, Section 22, of the Code
of Iowa, 2007?
PUBLIC MEASURE BB
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Summary: To authorize the Board of Trustees of Merged Area X (Kirkwood Community
College) to continue to levy a tax of not to exceed twenty and one-fourth cents per thousand
dollars of assessed value in any one year for a period of not to exceed 10 consecutive years
commencing with the levy for the year 2011.
Shall the Board of Trustees of Merged Area X (Kirkwood Community College) be authorized to
continue to levy a tax of not to exceed twenty and one-fourth cents per thousand dollars of
assessed value in any one year for a period not to exceed ten consecutive years, commencing
with the levy for the year 2011, payable in fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, for the purchase of grounds, construction of buildings and
equipment for buildings, and the acquisition of libraries, for the purpose of paying costs of
utilities, and for the purpose of maintaining, remodeling, improving, or expanding the area
community college of merged area.