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Summit County Council directs staff to begin truth-in-taxation process as budget backstop
Summary
Councilmembers agreed to initiate the truth-in-taxation process as a contingency if the emergency services sales tax fails, allowing required public meetings and mailers to proceed while reserving the right to halt later; staff estimated roughly $15.25 per $100,000 of taxable value would be needed to cover a $7 million gap.
Summit County Council on Tuesday voted to direct staff to begin the procedural steps for a truth-in-taxation process so the county can preserve the option of raising property taxes if projected revenue from an emergency services sales tax falls short.
County staff told the council the decision does not set tax rates and can be reversed later; it primarily authorizes required public meetings and the production and mailing of voter notices before the statutory deadlines. Staff said notices need to be printed and mailed by late…
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