NOTICE OF ELECTION TO ALL THE DULY QUALIFIED, RESIDENT ELECTORS OF KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT:

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1 NOTICE OF ELECTION STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF FORT BEND, HARRIS AND WALLER KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ALL THE DULY QUALIFIED, RESIDENT ELECTORS OF KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held within and throughout the KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT on November 7, 2017, pursuant and in accordance with the following excerpts from the Order Calling Building Bond Election passed and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Katy Independent District on August 21, 2017: * * * * * IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT: Section 1. Call of Election; Date; Eligible Electors; and Hours. An election (the Election ) shall be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, which is seventy-eight (78) or more days from the date of the adoption of this order, within and throughout the territory of the District at which all resident, qualified electors of the District shall be entitled to vote. The Board hereby finds that holding the Election on such date is in the public interest. The hours during which the polling places are to be open at the Election shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Section 2. Contracts with Fort Bend, Harris and Waller Counties to Conduct the Election. Pursuant to Section and , Texas Election Code, as amended, the District intends to contract with Fort Bend, Harris and Waller Counties, Texas (the Counties ) to conduct the Election and to perform certain election services for the District in connection with the Election including all of the supervisory and administrative duties relating to the conduct of the Election. The Superintendent and other employees and consultants of the District are hereby authorized to negotiate such agreement or agreements between the District and the Counties (the Joint Election Contracts ) and the execution of such Joint Election Contracts between the District and the Counties is hereby authorized and approved. Section 3. Voting Precincts; Polling Places; Election Officers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the voting precincts for the Election and the boundaries thereof, the polling places, the precinct judges and alternate judges for the voting precincts are hereby established as follows: the voting precincts, polling places, precinct judges and alternative judges for the Election shall be as determined by the Counties and utilized by the Counties for the Counties joint elections to be conducted with the Election. Such precincts and polling places are further identified on Exhibit A hereto. In the event that the Superintendent shall determine from time to time (a) that one or more of the polling places hereby established and designated shall become unavailable or unsuitable for such use, or it would be in the District s best interests to relocate a polling place,

2 or (b) that a precinct judge or alternate judge hereby appointed or hereinafter designated shall become unqualified or unavailable, the Superintendent is hereby authorized to designate and appoint in writing substitute polling places, precinct judges or alternate judges, giving such notice as is required by the Election Code and as deemed sufficient. Section 4. Proposition. At the Election there shall be submitted to the resident, qualified electors of the District the following proposition (the Proposition ): KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSITION A SHALL THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE BOARD ) OF THE KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (THE DISTRICT ) BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE BONDS OF THE DISTRICT, IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR INSTALLMENTS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $609,200,000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION AND EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT (INCLUDING THE REHABILITATION, RENOVATION, EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT THEREOF), AND THE PURCHASE OF THE NECESSARY SITES FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, AND THE PURCHASE OF NEW SCHOOL BUSES, WHICH BONDS SHALL MATURE, BEAR INTEREST AND BE ISSUED AND SOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE; AND SHALL THE BOARD BE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY AND PLEDGE, AND CAUSE TO BE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED, ANNUAL AD VALOREM TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT SUFFICIENT, WITHOUT LIMIT AS TO RATE OR AMOUNT, TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS AS THEY BECOME DUE, AND THE COSTS OF ANY CREDIT AGREEMENTS EXECUTED IN ANTICIPATION OF, RELATED TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE BONDS, ALL AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, INCLUDING PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) SUBCHAPTER A OF CHAPTER 45, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, AND CHAPTER 1371, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS THERETO, AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? 2

3 Section 5. Ballots. The ballots shall conform to the requirements of the Election Code and shall have written or printed thereon the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSITION A [ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $609,200,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION AND EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT (INCLUDING THE REHABILITATION, RENOVATION, EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT THEREOF), THE PURCHASE OF THE NECESSARY SITES FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, AND THE PURCHASE OF NEW SCHOOL BUSES AND LEVYING OF THE TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF Section 6. Mandatory Statement of Information. Pursuant to Section 3.009, Texas Election Code: (i) the proposition language that will appear on the ballot is set forth in Section 5 of this Election Order, (ii) the purposes for which the bonds are to be authorized are set forth in Section 4 of this Election Order, (iii) the principal amount of bonds to be authorized is set forth in Section 4 of this Election Order, (iv) if the issuance of bonds is authorized by voters, taxes sufficient, without limit as to rate or amount, to pay the annual principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements may be imposed, as set forth in Section 4 of this Election Order, (v) bonds authorized pursuant to this Election Order may be issued to mature over not to exceed 40 years from their date of issuance and bearing interest at the rate or rates (not to exceed 15%), as authorized by law and determined by the Board, (vi) as of the beginning of the District s current fiscal year, the aggregate amount of outstanding principal of the District s debt obligations was $1,449,414,330, and the aggregate amount of outstanding interest on the District s debt obligations was $917,895,864, and (vii) the District s ad valorem debt service tax rate as of the date of adoption of this Election Order is $0.39 per $100 of taxable property. Based upon market conditions as of the date of this Order, the maximum interest rate for any series of the bonds is estimated to be 5.00%. Such estimated maximum interest rate is provided as a matter of information, but is not a limitation on the interest rate at which the bonds, or any series thereof, may be sold. In addition, the estimate contained in this subsection (b) is (i) based on certain assumptions (including assumptions concerning prevailing market and economic conditions at the time(s) of issuance of the bonds) and derived from projections obtained from the District s financial advisor, (ii) subject to change to the extent that actual facts, circumstances and conditions prevailing at the time that the bonds are issued differ from such assumptions and projections, (iii) provided solely in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 3.009, Texas Election Code, and for no other purpose, without any assurance that such projections will be realized, and (iv) not intended to give rise to a contract with voters or limit the authority of the Board to issue bonds in accordance with the Proposition submitted by this Election Order. 3

4 Section 7. Voting. Voting in the Election, including early voting, shall be by the voting system adopted by the Commissioner s Courts of the Counties. Each voter desiring to vote in favor of a Proposition shall mark the ballot indicating FOR such Proposition, and each voter desiring to vote against a Proposition shall mark the ballot indicating AGAINST the Proposition. Voting shall be in accordance with the Election Code. Section 8. Early Voting. Early voting, both by personal appearance and by mail, will be conducted in accordance with the Election Code. Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at the locations and dates as designated by the Counties and the Counties election officers. Such locations, dates and times are further identified on Exhibit B hereto. The Board hereby appoints the early voting clerks as established by each County as identified on Exhibit B. The mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent are on Exhibit B. The early voting clerk shall keep the offices open for early voting during the hours described on Exhibit B. For the use of those voters who are entitled by law to vote early by mail, the early voting clerks shall provide the voter with a ballot with instructions to mark the ballot indicating his or her vote FOR or AGAINST each Proposition. Section 9. Conduct of Election. The Election shall be conducted by election officers, including the precinct judges appointed hereunder and alternate judges or clerks, in accordance with the District s contracts with the Counties, the Education Code, the Election Code and the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. Section 10. Multilingual Election Materials. For Waller and Fort Bend Counties, all notices, instructions, and ballots pertaining to the Election shall be furnished to voters in both English and Spanish and persons capable of acting as translators in both English and Spanish shall be made available to assist Spanish language speaking voters in understanding and participating in the election process. For Harris County, all notices, instructions, and ballots pertaining to the Election shall be furnished to voters in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese, and persons capable of acting as translators in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese shall be made available to assist such language speaking voters in understanding and participating in the election process. *** 4

5 PASSED AND APPROVED August 21, ATTEST: /s/ Secretary, Board of Trustees Katy Independent District /s/ President, Board of Trustees Katy Independent District 5

6 Exhibit A Harris County Election Day Voting Locations for Katy ISD * PCT Location Address City Zip 0121 Roberts Zube Hockley Elementary 0119 Katy Branch Harris 5414 Franz Katy County Public Library 0120 Encourager Church Katy Houston Freeway 0149 Cypress Springs High 7909 Fry Cypress Cypress Springs High 7909 Fry Cypress Thornton Middle 0331 Katy Junior High 0362 Westland Baptist Church 0398 Horne Elementary 0400 HC Precinct 3 Transportation Bus Barn 0461 Parkway Place Independent Living 0095 Parkway Place Independent Living 0463 Korean Central Presbyterian Church of Houston 0509 Memorial Parkway Community Association Clubhouse 0521 Mayde Creek MUD Community Center 0992 Mayde Creek MUD Kieth Harrow Boulevard 5350 Franz 1407 West Grand Parkway South West Little York Katy Freeway 1321 Park Bayou Drive 1321 Park Bayou Drive Park Row Drive Cimarron Parkway Katy Katy Katy Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Katy Misty Cove Drive Katy Misty Katy Community Center Cove Drive 0522 Saint Peters United Katy Methodist Church Kingsland Boulevard 0523 Iglesia Bautista Houston Redencion Aspenglenn Drive 0517 Iglesia Bautista Houston Redencion Aspenglenn Drive 0771 Iglesia Bautista Houston Redencion Aspenglenn Drive 0547 Harris County MUD 805 Hidden Katy Building Canyon 0589 New Westlake Saums Houston A-1

7 PCT Location Address City Zip Volunteer Fire Department Station 0603 Williamsburg Colony 2315 John Katy Clubhouse Downstairs Crump Lane 0618 Morton Ranch High Franz Katy HCPL Maud Smith Marks Branch 0621 To Be Determined 0622 Ronnie Truitt Middle 1815 Westgreen Boulevard Katy Addicks Houston Satsuma 0639 Katy City Hall 901 Avenue C Katy Memorial Parkway Junior High Highland Katy Deerfield Village Recreation Center Knolls Drive 4045 Deerfield Village Drive 0711 Westside High Briar Forest Drive 0720 Williamsburg 1602 Hoyt Settlement Clubhouse Lane 0731 Harris County Annex West Memorial Junior 0772 James E Taylor High 0785 Ventana Lakes Recreation Center 0796 Harris County Mud 71 Administration Building 0804 Mayde Creek High 0813 T H McDonald Junior High 0877 M Robinson Elementary 0899 To Be Determined 1006 Mayde Creek Junior High 0879 Mayde Creek Junior High 1009 Mayde Creek Junior High Franz Enter East side of Bldg Provincial Boulevard Kingsland Boulevard 4410 East Ventana Parkway Clay Groeschke 3635 Lakes of Bridgewater Drive 4321 Westfield Village Drive 2700 Greenhouse 2700 Greenhouse 2700 Greenhouse * Polling locations subject to change due to availability. Houston Houston Katy Katy Katy Katy Katy Katy Houston Katy Katy Houston Houston Houston A-2

8 Fort Bend Election Day Voting Locations for Katy ISD LOCATION ADDRESS CITY ZIP McMeans Junior High Westheimer Pkwy Katy Irene Stern Community Center 6920 Katy-Fulshear Fulshear Merrell Center 6301 S. Stadium Lane Katy Seven Lakes High 9251 S. Fry Rd. Katy Cinco Ranch Branch Library 2620 Commercial Center Dr Katy Beck Junior High 5200 S Fry Rd Katy Beckendorf Jr High 8200 South Fry Rd. Katy Tompkins High 4400 Falcon Landing Blvd Katy Waller County Election Day Voting Locations for Katy ISD Pct. 418: Igloo 777 Igloo Rd., Katy Pct. 419/420: Katy Cane Island Event Center, 2100 Cane Island Pkwy, Katy A-3

9 EXHIBIT B EARLY VOTING CLERKS, LOCATIONS AND TIMES FOR NOVEMBER 7, 2017 BOND ELECTION IN KATY ISD* Harris County Early Voting Locations and Hours B-1

10 * Polling locations subject to change due to availability. B-2

11 Fort Bend County Early Voting Locations and Hours B-3

12 Waller County Early Voting Locations and Hours MAIN EARLY VOTING 8AM-5PM Monday Friday October 23 November 3 Waller County Courthouse 836 Austin, Hempstead Waller ISD Administration Building 2214 Waller St., Waller Waller Co. Library Brookshire Branch th St., Brookshire Waller County Community Center FM 1098 Prairie View, TX EXTENDED HOURS: 9am-1pm Saturday October 28 8am-8pm Thursday and Friday November 2 nd and 3rd Harris Co. Stan Stanart Harris County Clerk Attn: Elections Division P. O. Box 1148 Houston, TX Ft. Bend Co. Early Voting Clerk Fort Bend Elections 301 Jackson St Richmond, TX Waller Co. Early Voting Clerk 816 Wilkins Street Hempstead, TX Early Voting Clerks and Addresses for mail in ballots: B-4