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Counties back inflation cap on inside millage but oppose last-minute amendment in House Bill 335
Summary
A Logan County commissioner told the Senate Local Government Committee he supports limiting inside millage growth to inflation but warned a late amendment requiring county budget commission approval to restore rolled-back inside mills would discourage voluntary rollbacks and undermine county flexibility.
COLUMBUS — Mike Yoder, a Logan County commissioner and former county auditor, told senators he supports House Bill 335’s core provision to limit growth of inside millage to the rate of inflation, saying it addresses residents’ concerns about rising property taxes. But Yoder said an amendment added to the bill would create a new procedural hurdle by requiring boards of county commissioners to obtain county budget commission approval before restoring any previously rolled-back inside millage, and he urged the…
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