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Auditors and taxpayer groups back bill to limit school revenue growth tied to property reappraisals
Summary
Proponents at a Ways and Means hearing supported House Bill 186, which would cap allowable revenue growth in school districts already at the 20‑mill floor to cumulative inflation between valuation updates, aiming to reduce steep property tax increases tied to rapid property value growth.
At a second hearing on House Bill 186, the House Ways and Means Committee heard proponent testimony from county auditors and taxpayer groups who said the bill would restore the original protections intended by the 20‑mill floor and tamp down unvoted tax increases driven by rapid property value growth.
Chris Klein, chief deputy auditor for Lawrence County, testified on behalf of his county and the County Auditor’s Association of Ohio, urging the committee to advance the bill. Klein said House Bill 920 (1970s) and its reduction factors were intended to prevent automatic tax…
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