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Athens County Board to seek auditor certification for Health Department's proposed 1.0‑mill levy
Summary
The Athens City‑County Board of Health asked commissioners to request a certificate of estimated property tax revenue from the county auditor for a proposed 1.0‑mill Health Department levy; the board stated that, if approved, two existing levies (0.3 and 0.4 mill) would be reduced to zero.
At the April 21 meeting commissioners received a resolution from the Athens City‑County Board of Health asking the Board of Commissioners to request that the county auditor prepare a "Certificate of Estimated Property Tax Revenue" for a proposed 1.0‑mill levy to appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot. The Board of Health resolution, which the commissioners acknowledged, explained that the new levy would fund maintenance and operation of the health district.
The Board of Health’s resolution states that if the 1.0‑mill levy is approved, the existing 0.3‑mill and 0.4‑mill levies should be reduced to zero for collection years thereafter so the new levy replaces those prior levies as the principal voted operating levy. The meeting record cites Ohio Revised Code procedures (referenced in the resolution) for preparing the auditor’s certificate.
Commissioners unanimously agreed to request the auditor’s certification (motion by Adkins, seconded by Chmiel). The Board did not adopt the levy itself; the action at this meeting was to seek the auditor’s revenue estimate to enable the Board of Health to proceed with the formal election filing process.
