Voting will take place Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m. in the middle/high school auditorium.

Under the proposed budget, spending will increase 4.93 percent, up $744,235 from the previous year’s $15,083,809 figure.

The tax levy increase is estimated at 2.4 percent.

The school is using $650,000 from its unreserved fund balance to reduce the tax levy’s impact this year, although district officials have said not to expect as large an amount next year.

Superintendent Mary Jo McPhail’s salary will increase from $123,339 to $128,889 under the proposal.

The capital project includes $7.2 million worth of renovations to the three existing buildings.

Work at the middle/high school will cost $3,502,065, $2,972,025 at the elementary school and $729,120 at the bus garage. Including a five percent bid climate adjustment expense of $352,460, the project totals $7,203,210.

The full cost of the project, with interest incurred over the life of the fifteen-year bond, will be $10,599,090. The average annual tax levy impact will be approximately 2 percent beginning in the 2009-2010 school year and lasting through the 2024-25 school year.

The proposal includes assorted maintenance items, as well as the replacement of Kid City and modernization of five science classrooms at the middle/high school.

Major work at the middle/high school includes renovating the science labs, upgrading the air-handling, ventilation, exhaust and relief systems, renovating the locker rooms for Americans With Disability act compliance replacing the HVAC control system, replacement of windows and improvements to the kitchen and serving area.

At the elementary school, the major expenses include replacement of the old pumps and heating system, demolition of current Kid City facility and replacement playground, upgrades to the original boilers in the 1954 and 1969 wings, upgrades to the air handling and ventilation equipment and installation of a 2-stop elevator required for ADA compliance.

Kid City’s proposed replacement will cost $425,000. The local share, an estimated $90,000, will be offset by a community group that is working to raise the funds.

Three candidates are running for two open school board seats.

They are Paula Greene, Mary Leonard and Matthew Tabor.