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Akron council adopts resolution opposing state bill that would eliminate inside millage funding
Summary
The Akron City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 335, which council members said would eliminate the constitutional "inside millage" and strip roughly $25 million from Akron's general fund and more than $40 million from local funds statewide.
Vice President Fusco introduced a resolution for the Akron City Council urging opposition to Ohio General Assembly House Bill 335, which he said would eliminate the state'constitutional "inside millage" that provides revenue for local services. He told colleagues the city'charter allows 10.5 mills in Akron and that about 2.8 of those mills fund emergency medical services; other named allocations included 0.3 mills for police pension, 0.3 for fire pension, 0.2 and 0.42 for debt service, and 6.48 mills for the general fund.
"That's about $25,000,000 that we would lose," Vice President Fusco said, adding that statewide elimination of the inside millage could remove "just over $40,000,000" from local government funds. Fusco thanked Mike Wheeler and finance staff, including Steve Fricker, for preparing the figures for council.
Councilman McKittrick moved the resolution on behalf of "mayor and council as a whole." The rules were suspended for immediate consideration, and the resolution passed 13 to 0. The motion record shows the council formally adopted the resolution opposing House Bill 335 and declared an emergency so the body's position could be sent promptly to state lawmakers.
The discussion on the council floor consisted of Fusco's presentation of the bill's potential fiscal impact and a request that the mayor and council be listed as sponsors of the resolution. No amendments or alternate motions were recorded on the floor; the item moved directly to a vote after suspension of the rules.
Council action: the council approved the resolution opposing HB 335 13 to 0, with suspension of the rules to allow immediate passage. No other formal directions or referrals on the item were recorded.
