Show SES SCHOOL BOARD MO MOVE 0 This question question has has been asked with gard gird to the School Boards Board's shortage did not the t r funds Why Why of this county know that the gal limit for operating schools here 75 mills 1 The law which species es the legal limit in each county laces Iron County's limit for school Aerating purposes at 75 mills As qualifying clause in this law lawit it pro- pro des further that when the levy set set rth lIth for any district is less than that t f I 1922 such additional levy may be beLade beade belade lade ade in said district as will not ex- ex eed ed that of 1922 the State Depart Depart- U on P tent lent of Education Iron County and andor or 3 other counties in the State Stat had reached their limit set forth i 1 the first part of the 1923 law turn- turn d to the 1922 levy The 1922 levy in ron County was 10 mills and this I as las considered by the tate Department Depart Depart- lent ment as the amount Iron County could II vy evy for operating before they reach- reach d the legal limit H However wever when he School Boards Board's levy reached the oard loard of Equalization the law came Ip p for interpretation at which time he State Board Board- of and ater iter the Attorney Generals General's Office that only that part of the 1922 evy vy which went for operating ex- ex could be used as ast in that year t L limit by by bythe the law above mentioned was in direct contrast to to the prevalent valent interpretation until that ime rime and also in direct contrast tobe to he the interpretation given given- to the of leers cers of Iron County Count b by the State De De- I of Education It is not difficult for the tax pay- pay rs Irs of the State to see just how how bad badr badI bad bad- I ly r this law works out in actual practice The legal limit set forth by iy the above mentioned law la of f 1923 sets lets Iron County and Beaver County Count is as identical Yet under the qualification tion lion which makes the 1922 leY levy available avail- avail able ble when hen the levy s set t forth in the 1923 law is insufficient it is possible for Beaver to levy a school tax very much greater than the 75 mill levy for Cor operating in Iron County because be be- bause cause in 1922 Beavers Beaver's levy for operating operating oper oper- ting was much higher than than Iron County's levy r It is interesting to note also that his this law works peculiarly to the dis- dis td antage of Iron County since the evy set forth in the year 1922 was lot ot sufficient to cover the expenses if f that year as set out in the budget hus Thus the 1922 levy was much lower han it should have been and as a are are- rc- rc a considerable deficit was added o the deficit already in existence since the days of consolida- consolida on The 1924 budget law made it im- im e craU that thai the School Boards of he various districts in the State of rah tah levy an amount at least equal to one tenth of the possible revenue received from the County School Tax o apply on the deficit which had ac- ac rued nied in practically every district in he State this State this to be taken out of the perating expenses for the current ear ar Thus it became more dl difficult han ever to stretch the amount of available money far enough to cover he ho expenses for the current year All An of this operated to the disadvantage antage vantage of the School Board In hi its to maintain school the regular of time which is eight months After Her fter careful consideration the Board Doard decided to go before the people on December asking for ion to create an nn indebtedness of ap- ap which could be by the levy of one mill The Iron County Tax Committee I Ih h h is Iii a part of the Utah State Tax Committee was invited to make a careful study of the situation and andale aloe ale its recommendations This was lone one As a result the Tax Committee gaVe sa its endorsement to the movement movement move move- ment of going before the people to create leate the indebtedness above men- men Wd toned At Ata a a 11 recent meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in Parowan a solution resolution was passed pledging the of the Parowan Chamber of Commerce to the School Board Doard in inthis this ln movement |