SPECIAL ELECTION

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

OFFICIAL BALLOT

CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

QUESTION 1

Shall the City of Kansas City continue the existing 1% sales tax authorized by Section 94.510 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for a period of 10 years to expire on December 31, 2018; continue to fund a public capital improvements and maintenance program for public needs such as storm drainage, street construction and repair, park improvements, curbs and sidewalks; continue to fund this program at an amount equal to at least 100% of the total sales tax receipts; continue to allocate funds for this program based on the recommendations of the Public Improvements Advisory Committee and the final decision of the City Council; dedicate in this program an amount equal to at least 35% of the total sales tax receipts for neighborhood conservation, maintenance and improvements to be divided equally among Council districts; and dedicate in this program an amount equal to at least 15% of the total sales tax receipts for capital maintenance?

YES NO

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

SPECIAL ELECTION

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007

QUESTION

Should the boundary line between The School District of Kansas City, Missouri, and The School District of the City of Independence, Missouri (also known as Independence 30 School District), be changed so that the following described land area now in The School District of Kansas City, Missouri be detached therefrom and made a part of The School District of the City of Independence, Missouri (also known as Independence 30 School District)?

Area lies within the City limits of Independence and Sugar Creek, Missouri and the unincorporated area known as Blue Summit and also within the current boundaries of The School District of Kansas City, Missouri. The legal description of the area to transfer from The School District of Kansas City, Missouri to The School District of the City of Independence, Missouri (also known as Independence 30 School District), is as follows:

Beginning at the centerline of the Missouri River and the East line of Section 28, Township 50 North, Range 32 West, thence South along said East line of Section 28 to the Northwest corner of the Southwest quarter of Section 27, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence East along the North line of said Southwest quarter to the Northeast corner of the West half of said Southwest quarter; thence South along the East line of said West half of the Southwest quarter to the North line of Section 34, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence East along said North line to the Northeast corner of the Northwest quarter of said Section 34; thence south along the East line of the Northwest quarter of said Section 34 to the Southeast corner of said Northwest quarter; thence West along the South line of said Northwest quarter to the East line of Section 33, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence South along the East line of said Section 33 and continuing South along the East line of Sections 4 and 9, Township 49 North, Range 32 West to the Northwest corner of Section 15, Township 49 North, Range 32 West; thence East along the North line of said Section 15 to the centerline of Crysler Avenue; thence South along the centerline of Crysler Avenue to the centerline of 35th Street; thence West along the centerline of 35th Street to the centerline of Sterling Avenue; thence South along the centerline of Sterling Avenue to the centerline of 39th Street; thence West along the centerline of 39th Street to the centerline of Northern Boulevard; thence South along the centerline of Northern Boulevard to the City Limit Line of Independence, said point being on a line parallel with and 300 feet South of the centerline of U.S. Highway 40; thence in a Northwesterly direction 300 feet southwesterly of and parallel with the centerline of U.S. Highway 40 to the North-South centerline of the Southwest quarter of Section 17, Township 49 North, Range 32 West; thence North to the Northeast corner of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of said Section 17; thence East along the East-West centerline of said Section 17 to the west right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard; thence Northeasterly along the West right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard to the Northwest corner of the intersection of Blue Ridge Boulevard and Westport Road; thence Northwesterly along the Easterly right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard to a point 200 feet South of the centerline of 27th Street; thence East to a point 200 feet South and 200 feet West of the Northwest corner of the Northeast quarter of Section 17, Township 49 North, Range 32 West, thence due North to a point 195 feet North of the East-West centerline of Section 8, Township 49 North, Range 32 West; thence West along a line parallel to the East-West centerline and 195 feet North of said East-West centerline to the East right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard; thence westerly to the East-West City Limit Line of Kansas City in Section 8, Township 49 North, Range 32 West (said point being approximately 200 feet North of 23rd Street (State Highway 78)); thence in a clockwise direction with said City Limit Line of Kansas City to its intersection with the City Limit Line of Independence in Section 5, Township 49, Range 32 West, said line being on the East right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard; thence Easterly 200 feet from the right-of-way on a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of Blue Ridge Boulevard; thence Northerly on a line 200 feet from and parallel to the center line of Blue Ridge to a point 200 feet North of the North right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 24 (also known as Winner Road); thence West and parallel to the north right-of-way line of Highway 24, 800 feet; thence due North to a point 150 feet North of the East-West centerline of Section 31, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence East to the East line of said Section 31; thence North along said East line of Section 31 to the South right-of-way line of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad; thence Southeasterly along the Southerly right-of-way line of said Railroad to the centerline of Kentucky Avenue; thence Northerly and Easterly along the centerline of said Kentucky Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Hillcrest Road; thence in a Northerly direction along the centerline of Hillcrest Road to its intersection with the centerline of Norledge Avenue; thence North parallel with the North-South centerline of Section 32, Township 50 North, Range 32 West to the South line of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section 32; thence East to the North-South centerline of said Section 32; thence North along the North-South centerline of Sections 32 and 29, Township 50 North, Range 32 West to the centerline of the Big Blue River; thence Easterly along the centerline of the Big Blue River to the East line of Section 29, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence North along the East line of said Section 29 to the centerline of the Missouri River; thence Easterly along the centerline of the Missouri River to the point of beginning.

YES NO

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF

THE CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI

SPECIAL ELECTION

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007

QUESTION

Beginning at the centerline of the Missouri River and the East line of Section 28, Township 50 North, Range 32 West, thence South along said East line of Section 28 to the Northwest corner of the Southwest quarter of Section 27, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence East along the North line of said Southwest quarter to the Northeast corner of the West half of said Southwest quarter; thence South along the East line of said West half of the Southwest quarter to the North line of Section 34, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence East along said North line to the Northeast corner of the Northwest quarter of said Section 34; thence south along the East line of the Northwest quarter of said Section 34 to the Southeast corner of said Northwest quarter; thence West along the South line of said Northwest quarter to the East line of Section 33, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence South along the East line of said Section 33 and continuing South along the East line of Sections 4 and 9, Township 49 North, Range 32 West to the Northwest corner of Section 15, Township 49 North, Range 32 West; thence East along the North line of said Section 15 to the centerline of Crysler Avenue; thence South along the centerline of Crysler Avenue to the centerline of 35th Street; thence West along the centerline of 35th Street to the centerline of Sterling Avenue; thence South along the centerline of Sterling Avenue to the centerline of 39th Street; thence West along the centerline of 39th Street to the centerline of Northern Boulevard; thence South along the centerline of Northern Boulevard to the City Limit Line of Independence, said point being on a line parallel with and 300 feet South of the centerline of U.S. Highway 40; thence in a Northwesterly direction 300 feet southwesterly of and parallel with the centerline of U.S. Highway 40 to the North-South centerline of the Southwest quarter of Section 17, Township 49 North, Range 32 West; thence North to the Northeast corner of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of said Section 17; thence East along the East-West centerline of said Section 17 to the west right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard; thence Northeasterly along the West right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard to the Northwest corner of the intersection of Blue Ridge Boulevard and Westport Road; thence Northwesterly along the Easterly right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard to a point 200 feet South of the centerline of 27th Street; thence East to a point 200 feet South and 200 feet West of the Northwest corner of the Northeast quarter of Section 17, Township 49 North, Range 32 West, thence due North to a point 195 feet North of the East-West centerline of Section 8, Township 49 North, Range 32 West; thence West along a line parallel to the East-West centerline and 195 feet North of said East-West centerline to the East right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard; thence westerly to the East-West City Limit Line of Kansas City in Section 8, Township 49 North, Range 32 West (said point being approximately 200 feet North of 23rd Street (State Highway 78)); thence in a clockwise direction with said City Limit Line of Kansas City to its intersection with the City Limit Line of Independence in Section 5, Township 49, Range 32 West, said line being on the East right-of-way line of Blue Ridge Boulevard; thence Easterly 200 feet from the right-of-way on a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of Blue Ridge Boulevard; thence Northerly on a line 200 feet from and parallel to the center line of Blue Ridge Boulevard to a point 200 feet North of the North right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 24 (also known as Winner Road); thence West and parallel to the north right-of-way line of Highway 24, 800 feet; thence due North to a point 150 feet North of the East-West centerline of Section 31, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence East to the East line of said Section 31; thence North along said East line of Section 31 to the South right-of-way line of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad; thence Southeasterly along the Southerly right-of-way line of said Railroad to the centerline of Kentucky Avenue; thence Northerly and Easterly along the centerline of said Kentucky Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Hillcrest Road; thence in a Northerly direction along the centerline of Hillcrest Road to its intersection with the centerline of Norledge Avenue; thence North parallel with the North-South centerline of Section 32, Township 50 North, Range 32 West to the South line of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section 32; thence East to the North-South centerline of said Section 32; thence North along the North-South centerline of Sections 32 and 29, Township 50 North, Range 32 West to the centerline of the Big Blue River; thence Easterly along the centerline of the Big Blue River to the East line of Section 29, Township 50 North, Range 32 West; thence North along the East line of said Section 29 to the centerline of the Missouri River; thence Easterly along the centerline of the Missouri River to the point of beginning.

YES NO