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Trumbull County Children’s Services asks commissioners to place 2-mil levy renewal on November ballot
Summary
Trumbull County Children’s Services requested that the Board of Commissioners put a two‑mill renewal levy on the November ballot; agency officials said the levy accounts for about 37% of the agency’s funding and, with a separate 0.8‑mill levy, supports roughly half its budget.
Rebecca Smeralia, Trumbull County Children’s Services director of fiscal and planning, asked the Board of Commissioners to place a two‑mill renewal levy on the November ballot.
Smeralia told the board the levy “currently represents about 37% of our agency's funding.” She said that combined with a 0.8‑mill levy renewed last year, the two levies together supply roughly half of the agency’s budget and are “bridal to our agency's operations” (sic in transcript).
Commissioners asked no substantive follow‑up questions and signaled informal support; no formal vote was recorded during the discussion. Smeralia formally requested commissioners to “put that levy on the ballot this November for renewal.”
If the board formally adopts a resolution to place the levy on the ballot, the county will submit the necessary paperwork to the elections office and the levy language will appear for voters in November. The transcript does not record a formal motion, vote, or ordinance number during this meeting.
The request was presented as part of the meeting agenda and received brief acknowledgment from commissioners; county staff did not provide additional financial projections or a ballot narrative during the discussion.
Looking ahead, placing the levy on the ballot will require a formal resolution and administrative steps by the commissioners and the county elections office; the agency said it relies on the revenues for ongoing child welfare operations.
