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North Bend mayor flags state bills, marijuana rules and municipal threats discussed at mayors' conference
Summary
Mayor Doug Sammons summarized takeaways from a mayors' conference including proposed state legislation that could remove inside millage authority, changes to dispensary excise tax sharing, growth of dispensaries and unregulated cannabis beverages, and potential processes for dissolving villages.
Mayor Doug Sammons briefed council Monday on items discussed at a recent mayors' conference in Columbus, highlighting several pending state policy changes that could affect small municipalities.
Sammons said one bill discussed at the conference—referred to in the meeting as House Bill 335—would eliminate "inside millage" authority for municipalities. "And currently, inside millage can go up to 10 mills. Currently, we do 4.09 inside millage," he said, explaining that inside millage allows local governments to raise a portion of property tax without a separate voter measure. He…
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