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Cleves mayor warns village faces funding shortfall and schedules public levy hearing
Summary
Mayor told council the village faces declining general fund balances and rising public-safety costs; a public hearing on a possible safety-services levy is scheduled for June 25 so council can consider levy options before an August certification deadline.
Mayor addressed the council about the village’s fiscal outlook, outlining rising public-safety costs, a reduction in prior levy revenue and a projected decline in the general fund that prompted a scheduled public hearing on a possible safety-services levy.
The mayor said the village’s general fund balance rose to about $1.63 million in 2024 but projected a decline in 2025 to approximately $1.41 million. The mayor described recent fire protection contract negotiations with Miami Township: the village administrator secured a lower initial year charge of about $360,000 (reduced from a previously requested…
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