Bay County equalization director presents 2025 apportionment report; board votes to receive it
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The Bay County equalization director summarized the county'wide apportionment report, explaining millage reduction fraction calculations and the L-4028/L-4034/L-429 forms; the Board of Commissioners voted to receive the report.
Keegan, Bay County's equalization director, presented the 2025 Apportionment Report and explained how the county computes millage rates and applies the millage reduction fraction before the Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole on Oct. 14.
The report compiles taxable values, operating and voted millage rates, and estimated levies for county, township, city, village, school and other taxing authorities. Keegan said the report uses several statutory administrative forms and intercounty reports, noting: "The millage reduction fraction will reduce that tax in jurisdictions' millages to reduce the tax burden on the taxpayers," and walked commissioners through the L-4028, L-4034 and L-429 forms used to calculate and apply that fraction.
The apportionment presentation showed: how last year's taxable value, current-year losses and additions, and the inflation multiplier produce the millage reduction fraction; how reduced millage rates appear on the L-429 tax rate request form; and where taxpayers can compare township and school district millage totals to estimate a bill. Keegan cautioned the levy estimates do not account for exemptions and therefore are slightly high compared with final bills.
Commissioners asked for the full report for specific townships and raised the new "Ask My Tax" proposal. Keegan said he had reviewed the proposal "a little bit" and noted there had been petition activity but did not assert whether the measure would reach signature thresholds. Several commissioners thanked Keegan for the work and for reflecting county growth in the valuation process.
Chair (unspecified) moved that the board receive the 2025 Apportionment Report; the motion was supported and the board approved it with the recorded voice vote, "Aye," and the chair declared, "Motion carries." The record did not include a roll-call vote breakdown in the transcript.
The board did not adopt changes to millage rates as part of this action; the vote was to receive and file the report and its certification page. Keegan said he would provide commissioners the full L-4028/L-4034 pages for the townships that requested them.
The presentation and vote concluded the agenda item; commissioners then proceeded to subsequent items on personnel and contracts.