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Akron rules committee backs resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 335
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The Rules Committee voted to suspend rules and send a resolution to full council opposing Ohio House Bill 335, which sponsors said would eliminate certain "inside millage" funding streams that support local services and schools.
The Rules Committee of the Akron City Council voted to suspend the committee rules and forward a resolution opposing Ohio General Assembly House Bill 335 to the full council.
Councilman Jeff Fusco, the sponsor, told the committee the bill would eliminate what he described as the "inside millage" — a constitutionally authorized property tax authority that, he said, allows cities, schools and certain county agencies to raise revenue without a voter referendum. "I don't understand how it…
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