MIAMI – Miami-Dade voters have voted “yes” to a continuation of a referendum that will assist boost trainer pay back and fund school protection measures.
In a 65 to 35 vote, the “Safe our Potential” the referendum overwhelmingly handed.
“We have affirmed what unites us, and that is the electric power of community training,” mentioned Dr. Steve Gallon, Vice-Chair of the Miami-Dade Faculty Board.
The 2018 referendum that voters earlier passed was established to expire next June.
Not only was this a renewal, but also an maximize going from .75 to 1 mill.
As a consequence, property owners will see a slight enhance in home taxes.
Miami-Dade Superintendent Dr. Jose Dotres says the common property owner in Miami-Dade will go from paying all over $14 every month for the 2018 referendum to about $20 month to month for the renewal.
The objectives for the referendum are to use the revenue to assist fill 300 trainer vacancies, as properly as maximize teacher salaries in the district to the nationwide regular.
The latest ordinary in the district is about $54,000, while the nationwide ordinary is about $66,400.
“It delivers an option to be competitive in an atmosphere proper now exactly where talent is essential throughout a lot of distinct industries, as it relates to instructors and as it relates to police officers and public security,” explained Dr. Dotres. “We need to provide for our local community the very best.”
The evaluate is estimated to increase about $400 million dollars in the following four years.
