Funding Referendum Oversight Committee

Renewed by voters in 2022

Protecting Teachers, Safety, and Programs in Marion County Schools

The Independent Citizens Referendum Oversight Committee (ICROC) watches over the voter-approved one-mill property tax that funds teachers, school safety, and student programs — and reports back to the Marion County School Board.

Thank you to Marion County voters for investing in our teachers, our students, and safe schools.

Independent oversight

Independent Oversight Trusted by the Community

A committee of local citizen volunteers watching over how every referendum dollar is spent, and reporting directly to the Marion County School Board.

2026 renewal

Up for renewal in 2026

The one-mill referendum reaches the end of its current four-year term in 2027 and comes up for renewal in 2026. It is expected to go before Marion County voters on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, so they can decide whether to continue this funding for schools.

Shall the Marion County School District’s one mill ad valorem millage be continued, beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2027, for necessary operating expenses including safe schools, reading, physical education, art, music, library/media, and vocational programs; meeting class size requirements; and retaining State Certified teachers and paraprofessionals with oversight of these expenditures by an independent citizens financial oversight committee?
Marion County · November 2022 ballot

Why this committee exists

Independent oversight you can trust

When Marion County voters approved the one-mill property tax for schools, they also secured a promise: that an independent committee of local citizens would keep watch over how every dollar is spent.

The Independent Citizens Referendum Oversight Committee (ICROC) reviews the district's spending and reports directly to the Marion County School Board — making sure the funds go exactly where voters intended.

What the referendum is

A dedicated source for teachers, safety, and programs

Marion County's one-mill property tax is a voter-approved ad valorem millage that funds essential school operating expenses. The current four-year term runs through June 30, 2027.

65%
Voter approved in 2022 — also approved in 2018 and 2014
$37.3M
Budgeted for schools in FY 2024–25
$1
What one mill equals for every $1,000 of taxable property value
2027
When the current four-year term expires

What it funds

Your tax dollars impacting students

Unlike construction dollars, the one mill supports day-to-day operating needs — the people and programs students rely on every day.

  • Safe schools & security
  • Reading
  • Physical education
  • Art
  • Music
  • Library / media services
  • Vocational (career & technical) programs
  • Smaller class sizes
  • Professional development
  • Retaining certified teachers & paraprofessionals

A proven track record

Voters have backed this for more than a decade

65% APPROVED

Voter approved in 2022

65% of Marion County voters approved continuing the one-mill referendum for schools.

  • Approved — 65%
  • Not approved — 35%

Long-standing community support

Voters also approved this school funding in 2018 and first passed it in 2014.

Our role

Accountability for every dollar

ICROC is a committee of local citizen volunteers. It meets four times a year, reports directly to the Marion County School Board, and issues a required annual report on how the referendum funds are spent.

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