NOTICE OF REFERENDUM OCONTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

APRIL 7, 2026

Referendum Election Details

At an election to be held in the Oconto Unified School District on April 7, 2026, the following proposed Revenue Limit Resolution of the School Board will be submitted to a vote of the people:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET TO EXCEED REVENUE LIMIT BY $1,200,000 PER YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS

FOR NON-RECURRING PURPOSES

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the Oconto Unified School District, Oconto County, Wisconsin that the revenues included in the School District budget be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $1,200,000 per year for five years, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of District operation and maintenance costs.

Ballot Text

The question will appear on the ballot as follows:

“Shall the Oconto Unified School District, Oconto County, Wisconsin, be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $1,200,000 per year for five years, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of District operation and maintenance costs?”

Explanation

The referendum election ballot will ask District electors to vote “yes” or “no” on the referendum election question as set forth above.

A “yes” vote on the question is a vote to authorize the Oconto Unified School District budget to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $1,200,000 per year for five years, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of District operation and maintenance costs.

A “no” vote on the question is a vote to deny the Oconto Unified School District the authority to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $1,200,000 per year

for five years, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of District operation and maintenance costs.

In the event a majority of the electors voting on the question vote “yes”, the District will be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by

$1,200,000 per year for five years, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of District operation and maintenance costs; if a majority vote “no” on the question set forth above, the District will not be so authorized.

Done in the Oconto Unified School District

on April 1, 2026 Samantha Routheau

District Clerk