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Rochester Hills council adopts winter 2025 millage at 11.2753 mills to cover sheriff contract increase
Summary
Council adopted an 11.2753 mill winter levy — a 0.428-mill / 3.9% increase — primarily to fund a 36% increase in the Oakland County Sheriff's contractual rate; special lighting levies for two subdivisions also adopted.
The Rochester Hills City Council adopted the city’s winter 2025 millage rates on Sept. 8, setting a bottom-line property tax levy of 11.2753 mills to fund the city, OPC, RARA and the Rochester Hills Public Library for fiscal year 2026.
City staff said the adopted rate is a 0.428-mill increase from last year — a 3.9% bottom-line increase — and that the primary driver was a 36% increase in the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office contractual rate approved by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners the previous December. City finance staff said the increase reflects the millage needed to maintain the same level of deputy coverage from the county contract.
“This proposed increase is due to the recent 36% increase in the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office contractual rate approved by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners last December,” fiscal presenter Joe Snyder said during the public hearing. Snyder also noted that at 11.2753 mills Rochester Hills remains among the lower millage rates of Oakland County cities of 5,000 or more residents.
The council also adopted special lighting levies for two subdivisions: Christian Hills at $16.28 per lot and Denison Acres at $5.85 per lot. The resolution cites city charter taxation provisions and directs the assessor to spread the amounts on the winter 2025 tax rolls.
Vice President Carlock moved adoption; Councilmember Moreland seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
