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Staff explains tax-rate resolution for tax year 2027; bond millage not included on county form
Summary
District staff explained Resolution 2026-11, a tax-rate submission for tax year 2027, saying the county and district are coordinating millage calculations and that the county form did not show the bond millage; staff said Garfield Heights collects about 92% of taxes.
A district staff member explained details of Resolution 2026-11, a tax-rate resolution the board would consider for tax year 2027, telling members the county and district are collaborating to set levy millage levels.
Staff member Mr. Okco described the county’s usual process: the district submits a tax budget in January with requested levy millage, and the county returns an adjusted figure after its calculations. He said the county form shown to the board did not include the bond millage and noted the county reported that Garfield Heights ‘collects 92% of taxes.’
Mr. Okco said the district requested full levy amounts on its tax budget and that county adjustments reflect collection and reappraisal factors tied to the 2024 reappraisal. He framed the resolution as the first time in several years the district and county have followed a collaborative process to align required levy submissions to what the district needs to levy against the community.
The board did not take a vote on the tax-rate resolution during the recorded portion of the meeting; the discussion was explanatory. The transcript records the county name as “Kaga County,” a term that may reflect a transcription error; the speaker identified the entity as the county office working on levy calculations.
