E L E C T I O N D AY I S NOVEMBER 8, 2016 INFRASTRUCTURE FACTS ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 8, 2016 Your penny will be used for: SCHOOLS SURTAX FACTS • The One-Penny Sales Surtax will be allocated as follows: Schools 50%, County 30% and Cities 20% • Independent Citizen Committees to audit spending compliance • Tourists pay approximately 25% of the tax • One-Penny Sales Surtax for 10 years, by law ends on or before December 31, 2026 • $6 billion economic impact over 15 years • Creates an estimated 46,000 permanent and temporary jobs The Three R’s: • Repair our schools and district facilities • Enhance school security and safety • Provide much needed classroom technology upgrades • Replace our aging fleet of buses and service vehicles ROADS & BRIDGES Palm Beach County maintains approximately 3,400 miles of ROADWAYS. Regular resurfacing improves TRAFFIC SAFETY and extends road life Palm Beach County One-Penny Sales Surtax Repair Restore Replace Our Infrastructure PBC maintains approximately 300 BRIDGES and SPAN STRUCTURES countywide. 40 bridges 50+ YEARS OLD Another 45 are 40+ YEARS OLD are {facts} just the BUILDINGS PBC maintains approximately occupied public buildings and 800 facilities. Many structures are Create a homeless resource facility to relieve pressure approaching or WHAT THE ONE-PENNY SALES SURTAX APPLIES TO per Florida Statute 212.054 have exceeded useful lifespan and/or capacity PARKS • Transactions subject to state sales tax % PBC 33 Parks & Recreation • First $5,000 of sales price of single personal property have exceeded the EXEMPT ITEMS on overburdened existing center of PLAY STRUCTURES recommended life cycle of SAFE PLAY PBC Parks and Recreation has more than 120 miles of ROADS & PATHWAYS A N D 2,767 street/parking lot LIGHTS, many beyond their useful life per Florida Statute 212.08 • Such as groceries, baby food and formula, medicine The School District of Palm Beach County Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners League of Cities representing 39 municipalities onecountyonepenny.org onecountyonepenny.org Why the Need for a One-Penny Sales Surtax? To fund infrastructure repairs, restorations and replacements, and maintain current levels of service provided by the School District, County and Cities broken playground equipment bumpy roads dark streets 50-year-old bridges drainage problems faulty sewer systems in parks outdated security and technology failing a/c systems rusted jail bars and deferred courthouse maintenance crumbling sidewalks aging school buildings aging school buses congested intersections declining parks The one-penny sales surtax will be allocated as follows: All project funding will occur with oversight from independent Citizen Committees. aging police cars and safety equipment For information on specific proposed projects and their locations, visit the onecountyonepenny.org website.