January 12, 2023

 

Information About a Potential Hays CISD 2023 Bond

 

Dear Hays CISD Family,

 

The dates are set for two upcoming public forums regarding a potential May 2023 bond election in Hays CISD. Your input is critical in developing what could appear before the voters on an election ballot. Below, you’ll find information and a timeline about what happens next with a potential bond. The current project list being considered, as well as other important bond-related information, is online at: www.hayscisd.net/bond2023.

 

Your Input During Planning

 

Here’s how you can provide input before a bond package is finalized for presentation to voters on a May ballot:  

 

Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 6:00 p.m. (Kunkel Room at the historic Buda School) Bond Public Forum #1:

This is an opportunity for you to speak in front of school board members about your thoughts regarding a potential bond this year. If a quorum of board members is present, it will become a called meeting of the board.

 

Thursday, January 26, 2023, 6:00 p.m. (Lehman High School Cafeteria) Bond Public Forum #2:

This is an opportunity for you to speak in front of school board members about your thoughts regarding a potential bond this year. If a quorum of board members is present, it will become a called meeting of the board.

 

Online through February 6, 2023:

Visit the Hays CISD Bond 2023 homepage at: www.hayscisd.net/bond2023 and submit a Bond Talk (www.hayscisd.net/bondtalk) comment or idea that will be shared with the Board of Trustees.

 

Note: The Hays CISD School Board provides an opportunity at each meeting for general comments and feedback. Though no specific bond agenda items are planned for the regular January Board workshop and business meetings, members of the community may provide comment regarding the bond during the public comment portion of these meetings.

 

 

Additional Bond Timeline Information

 

Monday, February 6, 2023, 5:30 p.m. (Kunkel Room at the historic Buda School) Board Bond Workshop:

At this special meeting of the school board, trustees will discuss whether to call for a bond and, if so, what projects would be included in the bond and how the different propositions would be structured. There will be a general public comment opportunity at the beginning of this meeting.

 

Monday, February 13, 2023, 5:30 p.m. (Kunkel Room at the historic Buda School) Regular Board Meeting:

At this meeting, the Board would vote whether to adopt an election order calling for a May bond election. The election order, which is required to be adopted by February 17, 2023, if the board wishes to call for a May bond election, would lock in the specific projects and propositions. There will be a general public comment opportunity at the beginning of this meeting.

 

February to May 2023 (various times and locations) Bond Informational Sessions:

Should the board call for a bond election, district administration will visit various groups and organizations to provide information about the bond prior to voters casting their ballots in May. At this stage, projects and propositions would be locked in for the election and voters would only be able to decided whether to vote for or against any proposition(s).

 

Thursday, April 6, 2023 (County Elections Office) Last Day to Register to Vote:

This is the last day anyone who is not already registered to vote can do so in order to vote in a May election.

 

Monday, April 24, 2023 (Various Vote Centers and Polling Locations) Earl Voting Begins:

Early voting for a May bond election would begin on this date.

 

Saturday, May 6, 2023 (Various Vote Centers and Polling Locations) Election Day:

This is the Election Day for a bond, should the board decide to call for a bond election in February.

 

Sincerely,

Tim Savoy

Chief Communication Officer

 

P.S. In the unlikely event the timeline in this email or the specific actions outlined need to change, we’ll update the Hay CISD website and send you an updated email.