Emergency Levy Renewal

An Emergency Levy Renewal will be on the May 6th ballot. This is not a new tax.

  • The annual tax rate is estimated at 2.970 mills for each $1 taxable value.

  • This amounts to $104 for each $100,000 of the County Auditor’s appraised value for 5 years.

  • The levy will raise $1,846,779.02 each year.

Voters first passed this in 2015 with the original 4.95 millage and renewed it in 2019. Millage is lower due to increased property values and a growing tax base. In Ohio, emergency levies are designed to generate a fixed dollar amount approved by voters. When property values increase, the effective millage rate decreases because the levy does not collect more than what was initially approved. If new homes or businesses are built within the district, more taxpayers contribute to the levy, which means each individual pays a slightly smaller portion of the total tax obligation.