North Ridgeville council votes 5-2 to place 0.75% income-tax increase on Nov. 4 ballot

The North Ridgeville City Council voted 5–2 on Aug. 4 to place a proposed 0.75 percentage-point city income-tax increase on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot, moving to add an emergency clause so the measure could meet the board of elections deadline. The resolution puts before voters a proposal to raise the city income tax from 1.00% to 1.75%, effective Jan. 1, 2026, if approved. Council also postponed until Dec. 1, 2025 consideration of the implementing ordinance that would specify credits and administrative details.

Why it matters: council members and residents said the decision affects city services and household budgets and must be decided by voters. Council members who supported placing the issue on the ballot framed it as giving residents the choice; opponents said the city should pursue spending cuts first. The implementing ordinance that would establish a credit for income paid to other municipalities was not on the ballot and will require separate council action…