The following is the full proposition presented to the voters by the Bear Valley Unified School District.

            “Shall Bear Valley Unified School District repair local schools, sites, replace deteriorating portable classrooms, improve student safety conditions, upgrade electrical wiring to accommodate technology, install energy efficient heating/ventilation systems, repair, acquire, construct, and equip school libraries, classrooms, cafeterias, plumbing/restrooms, qualify for State matching funds, by issuing $25,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, appoint a Citizens Oversight Committee and perform annual audits to ensure that no bond money is used for administrators’ salaries?”

            In believing that it is important to provide the same school facilities and technology to Bear Valley children as those in other California school districts, the Board of Trustees of the Bear Valley Unified School District has evaluated safety, class size reduction, and information technology needs in developing the scope of school facility projects to be funded, as outlined in the District’s Long Range Facilities Study, as shall be amended from time to time, and on file in the office of the District Superintendent, including the following projects:

PROJECTS

Listed repairs, rehabilitation projects and upgrades will be completed as needed at a particular site.  Each project is assumed to include its share of equipment, architectural, engineering, and similar planning costs, construction management, and a customary contingency for unforeseen design and construction costs.  The allocation of bond proceeds will be affected by the District’s receipt of State matching funds and the final costs of each project.  The budget for each project is an estimate and may be affected by factors beyond the District’s control.  The final cost of each project will be determined as plans are finalized, construction bids are awarded, and projects are completed.

            The expenditure of bond money on these projects are subject to stringent financial accountability requirements.  Performance and financial audits will be performed annually, and all bond expenditures will be monitored by an independent Citizens Oversight Committee to ensure that funds are spent as promised and specified.

            No Administrator Salaries.  Proceeds from the sale of the bonds authorized by this proposition shall be used only for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities, and not for any other purpose, including administrator salaries and other operating expenses.  By law, all funds can only be spent on the repair and improvement projects.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that 5:00 p.m. on August 23, 2002 is the last day and hour that arguments for or against the measure may be filed with the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters office.  Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be accompanied by the statement set forth in Section 9600 of the Elections Code. 

Additional information regarding the submittal of arguments may be obtained by contacting the Registrar of Voters office at 777 E. Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0770, or by calling (909) 387-2078/2044.

NOTICE IS ALSO FURTHER GIVEN pursuant to Elections Code Section 12109, that the Registrar of Voters office is designated as the Central Counting Place for all the ballots casts in the Bear Valley Unified School District Special Bond Election.

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.

Si desea un ejemplar de este aviso en espanol, por favor communiquese con la oficina del Director de Registro de Votantes al (909) 387-2077.