North Ridgeville council adopts midyear budget amendment amid warning about House Bill 335

North Ridgeville — The City Council on Monday adopted an amended 2025 appropriation ordinance with an emergency clause, while the city’s finance director warned that House Bill 335 — described in the meeting as the “Property Tax Relief Now Act” — could reduce the city’s revenue by about $3.6 million beginning in 2026.

The finance director told council that HB 335 would eliminate the “inside millage” portion of property tax beginning in tax year 2025 and that inside millage is an unvoted levy permitted by the state constitution. She said the loss would represent roughly 16.5% of the city’s general fund and would affect police and fire pension payments, daily operations of parks and recreation, the senior center, building and engineering functions and other general government services. She also said the city has…