Thus far, there are a few issues to be listed on a voter’s ballot for the upcoming May primary.
While the ballot language won’t be official until approval from the secretary of state on March 6 at 4 p.m., there are several school, township and city issues you may be coming across.
Why is the ballot not final until that date?
“The reason that we have to wait for that is that there’s still a possibility that someone could file a charter amendment, and so that might change the order of the issues, and therefore change the number [of each issue],” said Director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections Sherry Poland.
Below is a PDF of the current issues on the ballot. The ballot will be made official 60 days before the election on March 6.
School Issues
There are three school districts seeking money to aid their current expenses.
Mt. Healthy City School District is seeking an indefinite .75 earnings tax on residents within their school district.
The Board of Education believes an income tax on taxable income may be the best means to adequately meet the necessary requirements of the school district, according to a resolution declaring it necessary to annually raise an additional amount for school districts purposes. This document is written by Mt. Healthy School board.
The document states the amount of taxes which may be raised within the 10-mill limitation tax levies they currently receive will be insufficient to provide an adequate amount of money for necessary requirements.
The North College Hill City School District is also looking to aid their current expenses. They are seeking 1.25% of earnings tax over the following five years.
Southwest Local City School District is seeking a new tax levy lasting five years. This levy is for four mills. A four-mill tax levy generates $4 in tax revenue for every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value.
City issues
The City of Reading is seeking a tax levy of 5.89 mills. This tax levy asks $5.89 in revenue for every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value.
The money will be used for the issuance of bonds for municipal facilities, the levy, if passed, would last 28 years.
In section 1 of the resolution declaring the necessity of issuing bonds, it declares this tax levy is necessary to issue bonds of Reading’s city council in the principal amount of $27,000,000 for the purpose of site acquisition, new construction, improvements, renovations and additions to municipal facilities, and providing equipment, furnishings and site improvements.
Township Issues
Delhi Township is seeking a 3.2-mill tax levy, providing $3.2 for each $1,000 of assessed property, indefinitely from residents.
The money would support fire and emergency services within Delhi.
“This is an emergency resolution for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare of the township,” states section 3 of the township’s resolution declaring the necessity of this levy.