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Village council approves placing five-year public safety levy on ballot
Summary
The village council voted 5-0 to suspend rules and adopt Resolution 11-20-25 to submit a question to voters on levying an additional tax in excess of the 10-mill limitation for public safety purposes; funds are restricted to police, fire and EMS and will be delivered to the board of elections for ballot language and numbering.
The village council voted 5-0 on April 25 to suspend the rules and adopt Resolution 11-20-25, sending a five-year public safety levy question to the ballot that would allow an additional tax in excess of the 10-mill limitation for police, fire and emergency medical services.
Council action matters because the levy is intended specifically to pay for contracted public safety services — including the village's contract with Miami Township Fire Department and its police contract with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office — and because council members and staff said levy proceeds may not produce a long-term surplus once projected contract increases are included.
Council discussion focused on how levy revenues are restricted and on five-year…
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