Measure C: Middletown Unified School District School Bond Measure “C”
Middletown Unified School District · Lake County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
To improve the quality of education; repair/replace leaky roofs; construct/improve science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, agriculture, and career technical education facilities; and replace outdated heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; shall Middletown Unified School District’s measure authorizing $38,000,000 of bonds, at legal rates, and levying approximately $49 per $100,000 of assessed value ($2,155,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, with annual audits, independent citizens’ oversight, NO money for administrator salaries and all money spent locally?
In plain language
Measure C would let the Middletown Unified School District borrow money. It would do this by selling $38,000,000 in bonds. A YES vote approves the bonds. The money would repair leaky roofs and build science, technology, engineering, arts, and career-training facilities. It would replace old heating and air-conditioning systems. A NO vote means the district does not borrow this money for these projects. The district says none of the money can pay administrator salaries. Property owners would repay the bonds through a property tax.
Fiscal impact
The tax rate would be about $49 per $100,000 of assessed value. It would raise about $2,155,000 each year. This lasts while the bonds are outstanding.
Impartial analysis
1 IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL BOND MEASURE “C” Measure “C”, a Middletown Unified School District ("District") bond measure, seeks voter approval to authorize the District to issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $38,000,000 to provide financing for the specific school facilities projects listed in the Bond Project List of the Ballot Measure at interest rates within the statutory maximum per year. The maximum term of the bonds will not exceed the legal limit. Both the School Bond Law and the General Obligation Bond Law authorize the governing board of a school district to issue and sell general obligation bonds to finance various school acquisitions and improvements if approved by at least 55 percent of the voters voting on the measure, provided certain accountability safeguards are included in the measure. The measure includes the following accountability safeguards: 1. That the proceeds from the bond sale shall be used only for the purposes listed in the bond measure and not for any other purpose. 2. A list of the specific projects to be funded (the “Bond Project List”) and certification that the Governing Board of the District has evaluated safety, class size reduction, and information technology needs in developing that list. 3. That the Governing Board of the District shall establish an independent citizens’ oversight committee to ensure that (a) bond revenues are expended on for the purposes specified in Article XIIIA, Section 1(b)(3) of the California Constitution, and (b) that no funds are used for any teacher or administrative salaries or other school operating expenses. 2 4. That the Governing Board of the District conduct an annual, independent financial audit of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds until all of such proceeds from the sale have been spent for the projects listed in the measure. 5. That the Governing Board of the District conduct an annual, independent financial audit of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds to ensure that the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this school improvement bond measure have been expended only on school facilities projects listed in the Bond Project List. 6. That the District will establish an account from which the proceeds from the bonds shall be maintained, and shall issue and file a report in accordance with Government Code Section 53411. A “Yes” vote on this measure is a vote in support of the issuance and sale of up to $38,000,000 in bonds to be used only for the purpose of providing financing for the specific school facilities projects listed in the Bond Project List of the Ballot Measure. A “No” vote on this measure is a vote against the issuance and sale of up to $38,000,000 in bonds to be used only for the purpose of providing financing for the specific school facilities projects listed in the Bond Project List of the Ballot Measure. ___________________________ s/ LLOYD C. GUINTIVANO County Counsel County of Lake
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