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37 <br /> Slide #4 <br /> Why not .what will you do if the voters <br /> Use GO say"No?" <br /> bonds? <br /> Bob Jessup said a backup plan is necessary in case the voters do not agree. <br /> Slide #5 <br /> The formal authorization process takes <br /> three separate Board actions plus a public <br /> hearing,and in orange County's case, <br /> The GO must be completed before summer break. <br /> bond <br /> process But the informal process of figuring out <br /> what you want to propose is just as <br /> important and needs to come first—at <br /> least the starting point. <br /> Bob Jessup said bond referendums are only allowed in even numbered years. He said if <br /> the Board wants to move forward with a bond, the next opportunity for the public to vote is <br /> November 2024. He said, compared to other counties he works with, Orange County has typically <br /> had a more community-involved informal process, but it is ultimately up to the Board. <br /> Slide #6 <br /> The Board -State the purpose in "brief and general <br /> terms"—"school bonds," and not "build <br /> approves a new xxxx school for the xxxx District." <br /> "Bond - Need a separate Bond Order for each <br /> rd e rs" general purpose—can't combine <br /> "unlike" purposes. <br />