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Board to pursue 0.75% earned-income levy; resolution on agenda for November ballot
Summary
The board discussed a resolution on the agenda to place a 0.75% earned-income tax on the November ballot as part of a multi-year plan for district funding; the figure was clarified during discussion.
Tiffin City Schools presented a resolution on the meeting agenda to pursue an alternative tax rate that would add a 0.75% earned-income tax on the November ballot as part of a multi-year plan to support the district.
At the meeting, a board speaker clarified the rate is 0.75%, not 7.5%, and described the proposal as the start of a five- to 10-year plan to advance district priorities. Staff said the resolution is on the agenda and that the district is beginning the formal steps, including filings with state tax authorities, necessary to place an issue before voters.
District presenters also explained the board is at an early procedural step. A later discussion noted the board must file required paperwork with the Ohio Department of Taxation; staff described the current stage as “step 1” of that process. Presenters cautioned that final percentage decisions, ballot language and campaign planning remain subject to future board approval.
The meeting record did not include a final vote adopting ballot language or the tax rate; staff described the agenda item as initiation of the statutory process rather than final approval. Additional public notices and further board votes will be needed before the levy appears on a ballot.
