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Westerville superintendent warns 25% cash-balance cap would force cuts, annual levies
Summary
Angie Hamburg, superintendent of Westerville City School District, told the House Finance Committee that an amendment to suspend property tax collections for districts with cash balances over 25% would quickly deplete her district’s resources, force program cuts and require frequent levies to maintain operations.
Angie Hamburg, superintendent of the Westerville City School District, testified April 8 before the Ohio House Finance Committee that a proposed amendment that would permit the auditor to suspend property tax collections for any district with a cash balance over 25% would be "catastrophic" for many districts and would force repeated ballot levies and major cuts to programming.
Hamburg said Westerville serves nearly 15,000 students across multiple municipalities and employs nearly 2,000 staff. She gave demographic and fiscal context: about 16% of students receive special education services, 23% are identified gifted, nearly 11% are English learners, and more than 43% of students and families are economically disadvantaged. She said the district is not on the 20-mill…
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