If voters don’t approve the bonds, does this mean that the City Council will be prevented from raising property tax rates in the future?

No. The bond vote is a vote on whether the City may specifically use general obligation (G.O.) bond financing; it is not a vote on the property tax rate. The City Council may raise or lower the property tax rates each year depending on the amount of revenues the Council believes is necessary to meet the operational and capital needs of the municipal government. 

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1. What is a bond referendum?
2. What is the purpose of a bond referendum?
3. Why use bond financing for these projects?
4. How much would the City issue in bonds?
5. Does this mean the City will wait 7 years to begin these projects?
6. Can I vote for some bond issues but not others?
7. What is the total tax rate implication for each bond referendum question?
8. Will taxes be applied to real property, only?
9. What happens if the bonds don’t pass in September?
10. If voters don’t approve the bonds, does this mean that the City Council will be prevented from raising property tax rates in the future?
11. Given the condition of the economy, is now the right time to vote on these particular bond initiatives?
12. If the items included in the bond referendum are approved, how quickly would the projects begin?
13. If the items included in the bond referendum are approved, in what order would they begin?