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Council updates fire/EMS levy ballot language after state guidance; plans ballot submission to Board of Elections

5426516 · July 18, 2025
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Summary

Council amended a previously approved resolution to correct ballot language for a replacement 5.75-mill fire/EMS levy after guidance from the Board of Elections and Secretary of State changed numeric formatting rules; the council signaled intent to submit the corrected language for November ballot placement.

New Franklin’s council amended Resolution 25R34 to clarify the ballot language for a replacement 5.75-mill fire and emergency medical services levy, following guidance from the county Board of Elections and Secretary of State on how to express levy amounts on the ballot.

Staff explained that the Board of Elections raised concerns about the tax-year dates included in earlier drafts and that the Secretary of…

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