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Auditors and taxpayer groups press bill to limit unvoted school tax growth tied to surging property values
Summary
Proponent witnesses for House Bill 186 told the House Ways and Means Committee the bill would tie allowable revenue growth in 20‑mill floor districts to inflation between valuation updates, limiting automatic tax increases that have resulted from recent rapid property‑value growth. Committee took proponent testimony; no vote was recorded.
County auditors and taxpayer groups told the House Ways and Means Committee that House Bill 186 would slow automatic revenue growth in school districts that have reached the 20‑mill floor by tying future allowable revenue increases to cumulative inflation between mandated valuation updates.
Chris Klein, chief deputy auditor for Lawrence County and a representative of the County Auditor’s Association of Ohio, told the committee HB186 would maintain uniform tax treatment while breaking the automatic…
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