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Sunbury council pursues phased reduction of inside millage but cites legal hurdles and county role
Summary
Council leaders reiterated intent to cut the city's inside property millage by about one‑third per year over three years but said the state constitution and the county budget commission complicate immediate action; staff proposed holding one‑third of projected collections in reserve if a rate change is not possible this year.
City officials told the Sept. 3 Sunbury Council meeting they intend to pursue a phased elimination of the city’s inside millage — the unvoted proportion of property tax that currently yields about 2.5 mills for the city — but cautioned the plan faces legal and procedural barriers.
Mayor Joe Saint John and City Administrator Hennessy (identified in the meeting as the city administrator) said council agreed in a prior meeting to “reduce it by a third each of the next three years,” but both warned that the Ohio Constitution and the Delaware County…
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