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Morrow County commissioners approve levy resolution for Board of Developmental Disabilities
Summary
The commissioners approved a resolution authorizing a levy in excess of the 10‑mill limit for the Board of Developmental Disabilities, backed by a presenter who said costs have risen sharply and the existing levy—passed in 2014—has left the program running deficits.
The Morrow County Board of Commissioners voted July 21 to approve a resolution necessary to levy an additional tax in excess of the 10‑mill limitation for the Board of Developmental Disabilities. The motion was moved, seconded and carried on a roll‑call vote.
Speaker 5, who briefed the board during the meeting, said the board’s last levy was passed in 2014 and that services have since run into deficit spending. "Weare up 86%" in costs over the last two years, Speaker 5 said, citing rising rates and increased demand for services. The speaker described the levy as an important opportunity given uncertainty at the state level after a recent override vote in the House and a pending decision in the state Senate.
Commissioners asked for and heard clarifying details about the timing and purpose of the levy request; the board approved the resolution to proceed with the levy paperwork. No dollar amount for a proposed replacement levy was listed in the meeting record; the transcript records the board's approval of the resolution only.
What happens next: the resolution authorizes the process for placing a levy before voters (or otherwise following applicable statutory procedures); the transcript does not record a final levy rate, ballot language or a specific election date.
