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Perrysburg board approves resolution to place $11 million, five-year operating levy on ballot
Summary
The Perrysburg Exempted Village Board of Education voted to adopt a resolution of necessity to place an $11,000,000 fixed-sum emergency operating levy on the ballot for five years; the vote passed by simple majority (4–1).
The Perrysburg Exempted Village Board of Education voted July 7 to approve a resolution of necessity to place a fixed-sum operating levy of $11,000,000 on the ballot for five years. The motion passed by roll call: Bennington, Anderson, Menke (Minkie/Manky in the transcript) and Roland Miller voted yes; Larimer voted no.
Board members debated the levy amount and term at length before the vote. Options discussed included $11,000,000 (7.84 mills), $9,900,000 (about 7.07 mills) and $8,000,000 (5.75 mills). Several board members said $11,000,000 would preserve more programs and provide more multi-year stability; others argued a smaller levy with additional cuts might be more likely to pass voters.
“'The best levy is the one that passes,'” board member Miss Larimer said during discussion, summarizing a common practical view that electoral viability matters as well as need.
Finance committee members and district staff presented forecasts showing that $11,000,000 would keep the district closer to its desired cash-reserve policy across a five-year forecast while lower amounts would require additional cuts, potentially beginning sooner. Staff repeatedly cautioned that state-level budget actions, property-tax reform and future biennia could alter the district’s outlook and that the district would need continued financial discipline even with the levy.
A formal motion for a resolution of necessity to request the five-year, $11,000,000 emergency levy was moved and seconded; after a brief procedural attempt to amend the amount and term (which did not gather a second), the board proceeded to a roll-call vote and approved the motion by simple majority. The board then moved into an executive session on personnel matters.
The approved resolution initiates the process to place the fixed-sum levy question before voters; the transcript does not record the planned ballot date or the precise ballot language. District staff indicated they would continue public outreach and that further decisions about program restorations, additional cuts, or future levy timing would depend on state actions and electoral results.
