NOTICE OF REFERENDUM

							                                           NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
                                                SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

          NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the several towns, villages, wards, and election
districts of the County of Dunn, on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, the following question will be submitted to a vote of the
people pursuant to law:

                                    2009 DUNN COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 49

       Relating to: Authorizing a county referendum on the question of whether the County of Dunn should exceed
         the levy limit specified under section 66.0602, Wisconsin Statutes for the next five fiscal years for
          Dunn County Health Care Center operational costs.

       Resolved by the Dunn County Board of Supervisors, that a special election be held on September 15, 2009, and
         the following question, modified as necessary to conform to any directives from the Department of Revenue or
         changes in the law, be placed on the ballot as a binding special referendum question:
      QUESTION 1: “Under State law, the increase in the levy of the County of Dunn for the tax to be imposed
      for the next fiscal year, 2010, is limited to 3%, which results in a levy of $17,568,111. Shall the County of
      Dunn be allowed to exceed this limit and increase the levy for the next five (5) fiscal years, 2010 through
      2014, up to $500,000 per year (which for 2010 equals an additional 2.93% for a total increase of 5.93%
      and results in 2010 in a levy of $18,068,111) for the purpose of paying for a portion of the cost associated
      with the operation of the Dunn County Health Care Center?”

                          EXPLANATORY STATEMENT AND EFFECT OF VOTE

           A “yes” vote for the Referendum Question is a vote in favor of allowing the County of Dunn to
      exceed the tax levy limit under Section 66.0602 of the Wisconsin Statutes concerning the tax collected for fiscal
      years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 by an amount up to $500,000 for each of those five years to pay for
      expenses incurred in the operation of the Dunn County Health Care Center.

          A “no” vote for the Referendum Question is a vote opposed to allowing the County of Dunn to
      exceed the tax levy limit under Section 66.0602 of the Wisconsin Statutes concerning the tax collected for fiscal
      years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 by an amount up to $500,000 for each of those five years to pay for
      expenses incurred in the operation of the Dunn County Health Care Center.

         In the event a majority of voters vote “Yes” to the Referendum Question, then the County of Dunn shall be
     authorized to exceed the tax levy limit under Section 66.0602 of the Wisconsin Statutes and collect an additional
     amount up to $500,000 above the levy limit for the fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.



                                                DONE in the County of Dunn,
                                                 this 1st day of September, 2009.

                                                 Marilyn Hoyt, Dunn County Clerk