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North College Hill council declares necessity for street levy; council asks auditor to certify values
Summary
Council passed Resolution 11‑20‑25 declaring the necessity to renew a street levy; members debated committee review but the law director explained the vote is a ministerial first step to request county auditor certification ahead of an August ballot deadline.
North College Hill City Council on Monday adopted Resolution 11‑20‑25, declaring the necessity of renewing a property tax levy for street maintenance and requesting the Hamilton County Auditor certify property values as the first step in the two‑step levy process.
The resolution begins the formal process required under Ohio law for council to later place a renewal levy before voters; the law director described the action as a ministerial request for certification of valuations rather than a final placement on the ballot.
Council moved to suspend second and third readings and voted 6‑1 to suspend; the subsequent motion to adopt the resolution passed 7‑0. Councilwoman Miss Underwood introduced the measure and Councilman Michael Wilson seconded it.
Several council members voiced frustration that the levy language and process did not go through committees before appearing on the council agenda. “Why does this keep happening? I’m so confused,” Councilwoman Miss Zorpe said, noting she saw the legislation for the first time in the meeting packet. Budget and finance Chair Miss Chichester and others said that the first step is commonly handled this way to obtain county certification before completing millage calculations.
Law Director William Dieters told the council that the step is administrative: “All that's doing is asking you to certify… it's just step one,” he said, explaining the auditor’s certification is needed before council can finalize millage and place a levy on the ballot.
Council members warned that timely action was necessary to meet county deadlines for an August ballot. Administrative staff and Hamilton County election officials were referenced as coordinating next steps and calculations for millage and voter materials.
