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Beavercreek council amends and approves 1% municipal earnings tax ordinance, drawing extended public comment
Summary
After a lengthy public-input period and a staff clarification that the ordinance permanently eliminates specified levies beginning tax year 2027, Beavercreek City Council voted to amend and approve Ordinance 26‑10 to enact a 1% municipal earnings tax and restructure revenue to reduce the city's portion of property tax roughly 50%; council and legal staff said any increase above 1% would require voter approval under state law and the city charter.
Beavercreek City Council on March 23 approved, as amended, Ordinance 26‑10 to add a 1% municipal earnings tax to the city code and to permanently eliminate identified property‑tax levies beginning tax year 2027.
Staff presented a minor amendment clarifying that the ordinance language explicitly states the identified levies will be permanently eliminated beginning in tax year 2027; legal counsel said the change is a scrivener’s clarification and would not require an additional public hearing. After a motion to amend was seconded, council reopened public input at the request of residents.
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