The next Ohio general election is on Tuesday, November 7. On the ballot is an emergency levy. Below is information explicitly for informational purposes only.
EMERGENCY LEVY INFORMATION
Reminder: General Election is November 7, 2023
Voting information: https://vote.mahoningcountyoh.gov/
What is a Emergency Levy?
An Emergency Levy is a “fixed sum” levy – this fixed sum levy will raise $5,291,510 for the District each year. Thislevy will not increase the tax bill as the appraisal on your home and business increases; it is a “set” amount.As your appraisal value increases, the millage on the levy decreases to keep the fixed sum and your tax payment the same.
Why is it called an Emergency Levy?
Oddly enough, an emergency levy is not named because of an ominous or emergency budgetary situation. It issimply the name used for a property tax that serves as a limited operating levy for a school district. Because the dollar amount of emergency taxes charged by the levy must stay
constant, the millage rate increases or decreases as property values change. Emergency levies may be renewed for the dollar amount originally requested.
What is a Renewal?
A renewal levy simply extends the term of an existing levy. The District currently has an Emergency Levy in place and this renewal will extend that Emergency Levy for 4 years.
Amount of the Levy: $5,291,510 for a period of 4 years. Estimated Levy Mills: 9.51 mills
Cost to the Taxpayer:
It would cost the taxpayer approximately $333 per year (9.51 mills x $35) on a $100,000 home, or $27.75 per month.
What can the money from this levy be used for?
Dollars generated from this levy can help fund day-to-day operational expenses such as utilities, bus fuel, classroom supplies, employing quality teachers, and keeping our buildings viable. This revenue will maintain the current expenses provided to our students, their families, and our community.