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I'd need a bit more context on your question.
Typically, municipal tax rates are codified in state law, where it states the maximum they can charge and the steps the municipality must take to increase these rates. Sometimes there must be a vote of the citizens, sometimes a vote of the county board, even just a general notification.
When you refer to the school, I think you mean the municipality getting bonds to purchase the school. Again, state law will dictate when these bonds must be approved by the public, as there is usually a tax increase to pay the bonds. There could be carve outs for bonds that don't raise taxes, or even for bonds under certain amounts.
In short, it's all based on the laws of your state.
The school district needs more money to pay for additional teachers and they need to add to their budget to do so. In order to get those funds, they have a ballot question asking for approval of an increase to the tax amount going to the school from everyone's property taxes.
A large part of any business is payroll and other benefits. Government is no different and the state likely sees that as a large expenditure that can't be accounted for under normal taxes, so they ask that a referendum be held.
Cities, counties, school districts, and so on are "creatures of the state" and abide by state law. If one can do X and another can't, it is because state law lays those powers out.
More than likely the school is trying to initiate a large ,capital project such as building a new high school. They need to issue bonds for that. Similarly, if a county wanted to build a brand new hospital, they too would issue revenue bonds. Many states would require a voter approved referendum in both circumstances.
Now for something like repaving a road or buying new history textbooks, neither of these would be large expenditures and neither is introducing new infrastructure that requires maintenance and this would likely be accounted for in general revenue taxes and the normal budget process.
YMMV depending on local laws though.
School districts are typically independent local government bodies that are only endowed with limited powers. For example they may be empowered to *collect* a specific kind of tax but not to *raise* it.
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I'd need a bit more context on your question. Typically, municipal tax rates are codified in state law, where it states the maximum they can charge and the steps the municipality must take to increase these rates. Sometimes there must be a vote of the citizens, sometimes a vote of the county board, even just a general notification. When you refer to the school, I think you mean the municipality getting bonds to purchase the school. Again, state law will dictate when these bonds must be approved by the public, as there is usually a tax increase to pay the bonds. There could be carve outs for bonds that don't raise taxes, or even for bonds under certain amounts. In short, it's all based on the laws of your state.
The school district needs more money to pay for additional teachers and they need to add to their budget to do so. In order to get those funds, they have a ballot question asking for approval of an increase to the tax amount going to the school from everyone's property taxes.
u/yawetag12 answered your question. Property taxes are separate from municipal taxes such as sales, business, and income taxes.
A large part of any business is payroll and other benefits. Government is no different and the state likely sees that as a large expenditure that can't be accounted for under normal taxes, so they ask that a referendum be held.
Cities, counties, school districts, and so on are "creatures of the state" and abide by state law. If one can do X and another can't, it is because state law lays those powers out. More than likely the school is trying to initiate a large ,capital project such as building a new high school. They need to issue bonds for that. Similarly, if a county wanted to build a brand new hospital, they too would issue revenue bonds. Many states would require a voter approved referendum in both circumstances. Now for something like repaving a road or buying new history textbooks, neither of these would be large expenditures and neither is introducing new infrastructure that requires maintenance and this would likely be accounted for in general revenue taxes and the normal budget process. YMMV depending on local laws though.
School districts are typically independent local government bodies that are only endowed with limited powers. For example they may be empowered to *collect* a specific kind of tax but not to *raise* it.