Proposed Long-Term Bond

South Burlington School District

Why issue a long term bond?• Entities issue long-term bonds to finance long-term

infrastructure assets with extended lives. The large dollar cost of these projects can be difficult to pay for in one year. The benefits from the improvements will accrue to residents over many years.

• If current residents shoulder the full cost for improvements, they will be charged for improvements that may accrue over 20, 30, 40 or more years and not necessarily benefit current residents.

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Why issue a long-term bond?

• Economists term this concept “intergenerational equity”: having the taxpayers who benefit from a particular improvement shoulder their cost of the particular improvement for the time period they utilize it.

• Current residents may be reluctant, or unwilling, to pay the full cost of a needed school addition, major renovation, or series of capital improvements. Breaking that cost into a series of years makes the improvement easier to afford on an annual basis.

How large is the proposed bond? $950,500

Over how many years will the bond be paid? Twenty yearsPublic Hearing on Long-Term BondFebruary 21, 2018 3

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Does the State of Vermont contribute to the debt service payments?• The State of Vermont for many years contributed 30% to the

cost of capital improvement projects. It discontinued that program several years ago. Debt service payments are included in the total district budget and are part of the state’s education financing system.

What will the annual payments be on the proposed bond?

Why issue a long-term bond?

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School Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

Principal $0 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525

Interest $20,010 $36,119 $34,218 $32,317 $30,416 $28,515 $26,614 $24,713 $22,812 $20,911

Total $20,010 $83,644 $81,743 $79,842 $77,941 $76,040 $74,139 $72,238 $70,337 $68,436

Proposed BondEstimate of Debt Service Expense

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2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040

Principal $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $47,525 $0

Interest $19,010 $17,109 $15,208 $13,307 $11,406 $9,505 $7,604 $5,703 $3,802 $1,901 $0 $0

Total $66,535 $64,634 $62,733 $60,832 $58,931 $57,030 $55,129 $53,228 $51,327 $49,426 $47,525 $0

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What improvements are you proposing for the bond?

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Items proposed for the $950,500 Bond

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Chamberlin Elementary Schoolo Light fixtures replacements $3,000o Carpet & asbestos floor tile replace $7,000o Parking Lot Upgrades $7,500o Fire Alarm Upgrade $5,000

Orchard Elementary Schoolo Carpet & asbestos floor tile replace $5,000o Light fixture replacements $3,000o Roof $67,000o Fire Alarm Upgrade $5,000o Key Scan Access $5,000

Rick Marcotte Central Schoolo Light fixture replacements $3,000o Carpet & asbestos floor tile replace $5,000o Roof Replacement $30,000o Fire Alarm Upgrade $7,000o Main door replacement $10,000

Munson Field / Iverson Tracko Restrooms & Training Room $325,000o Storage Building $50,000

South Burlington High Schoolo Library Reconfiguration $150,000o Fire Alarm Upgrade $43,000o Re-Key and door hardware upgrade and

security $15,000o Exterior door upgrades $13,000

Frederick H. Tuttle Middle Schoolo Burner Replace $65,000o Carpet & asbestos floor tile replace $110,000o Light fixture replacements $12,000o Fire Alarm Upgrade $10,000o Key and Lock Security Upgrades $5,000

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How do the payments on the proposed bond compare with debt service the district has paid in prior years?

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Annual Debt Service Expense, Past and Proposed

Past Debt Service Proposed

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Tax Impact of Proposed Bond

How much would the proposed bond add to the school district’s tax rate?

• First year debt service is equal to one-half the interest expense for a year. Our estimates show this would add 0.09 cents (9 hundredths of a cent) to the tax rate, 0.86 cents in additional tax per $100,000 in property value.

• In the second year and following years, the bond would add 1.64 cents annually to the tax rate, $3.58 per $100,000 in property value.

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Is there an “appropriate” level of debt for a School District? Part I

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Williston TownSD

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Outstanding Debt, Nearby Districts

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Is there an “appropriate” level of debt for a School District? Part IIThe Vermont Statutes Online

Title 24 : Municipal And County Government

Chapter 053 : Indebtedness

Subchapter 001 : Indebtedness Generally

(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 1762)

•§ 1762. Limits

•(a) A municipal corporation shall not incur an

indebtedness for public improvements which, with its

previously contracted indebtedness, shall, in the

aggregate, exceed ten times the amount of the last grand

list of such municipal corporation. Bonds or obligations

given or created in excess of the limit authorized by this

subchapter and contrary to its provisions shall be void.

(b) However, the provisions of this subchapter as to the

debt limit shall not apply to bonds issued under section

1752 or 1754 of this title, relating to the ordinary

expenses of a municipality. (Amended 2011, No. 155

(Adj. Sess.), § 10.)

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Debt Limit South Burlington

Statutory Debt Limit vs Ditsrict Debt, with Proposed Bond

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Who would perform the work that the district is proposing to fund with the bond?

• As with any major expense the district engages in, the district is required by law to put major purchases out for bid. This project would be broken into different components that would be publicly advertised and contracts would be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder for each project.

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Questions?

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