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Mental Health and Addiction Services board seeks renewal levy; commissioners request auditor certification
Summary
The Huron County Mental Health and Addiction Services board asked commissioners to place a .50-mill renewal levy on the Nov. 4 ballot (no increase in rate); the board adopted a resolution requesting the county auditor certify valuation and revenue estimates for the renewal.
The Huron County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to request a revenue certification from the county auditor to place a Mental Health and Addiction Services (MHAS) renewal levy on the November ballot.
Mircea Handru, representing MHAS, reported that the MHAS board voted June 23 to ask the commissioners to renew the existing .50-mill operating levy for 10 years. He and staff emphasized the request is a renewal, not a tax increase; Handru said that as property valuations rise the effective rate falls and that the levy has been set at the same rate for about 30 years. Assistant Prosecutor Randal Strickler noted certification paperwork is due Aug. 6 and that the board prepared a resolution of necessity and a proposed resolution of intent for the process.
Commissioner Harry Brady said he welcomed the fact the renewal would not raise property taxes and stressed the importance of maintaining services. The board approved a resolution directing the clerk to certify the resolution to the county auditor and request the information the auditor must provide by statute, including current valuation and revenue estimates to place the renewal on the Nov. 4 ballot.
The resolution seeks voter approval to renew the outside-the-ten-mill levy for a 10-year period commencing with collection in 2026 if approved. The board recorded the resolution and directed staff to proceed with required filings.
