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L. Section 1011.73(2), Florida Statutes, provides electoral authorization of ad valorem millage for four (4) years for operating purposes pursuant to a voter referendum. M. Section 1011.71(9), Florida Statutes, authorizes a School District to levy, by local referendum, the continuation of additional millage for school operational purposes up to an amount that, when combined with the non -voted millage levy, does not exceed the 10 -mill limit established under the Florida Constitution. N. The School Board has determined it is in the best interest of the students in Indian River County to submit to the voters the question of continuing the ad valorem millage of a 0.50 mill for four (4) years for essential operating needs to provide high-quality educational opportunities for all students, recruit and retain high-quality educators, create technology -rich classrooms, and expand supports for school safety and mental health. O. The School Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the students in Indian River County to share the revenue generated by the 0.50 essential operating needs millage with the charter schools in Indian River County on a pro rata basis, established initially by the recalibrated unweighted full time equivalent (FTE) projection for each charter school and adjusted based upon the recalibrated October and February student survey counts of unweighted full-time equivalent (FTE) students, for each charter school to be used as described in the preceding paragraph. SECTION 3. ESSENTIAL OPERATING MILLAGE. Subject to approval by the electors of the School District at a referendum held as provided in Section 1011.73(2), Florida Statutes, a 0.50 mill shall continue to be levied within Indian River County for essential operating needs of the School District, as defined in the preceding Section, for the 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 fiscal years, in an effort to preserve essential operations of the School District. SECTION 4. REFERENDUM ELECTION ORDERED. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida is hereby directed to call an election in conjunction with the primary election of August 18, 2020, at which the electors within the School District may vote on the continuation of an ad valorem millage of 0.50 mill for four (4) years as authorized in §1011.73(2), Florida Statutes. SECTION 5. NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION. In accordance with § 100.342, Florida Statutes, the Superintendent is hereby authorized and directed to place a notice of the referendum election in a newspaper of general circulation published in the School District. The publication shall be made at least 30 days prior to the referendum election and shall be made at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week in which the referendum is to be held. The notice of referendum shall be in substantially the form provided in the attached Exhibit A. This Resolution shall be published as a part of such notice. SECTION 6. PLACES OF VOTING; INSPECTORS AND CLERKS. The polls will be open at the voting places on the date of the referendum election. All qualified electors residing within the School District shall be entitled and permitted to vote at the referendum election on the proposition provided in this Resolution. The places, manner and procedures of Page 3 of 6 5