Nordonia Hills board approves amounts and rates, outlines bond and levy impacts

At its March 16, 2026 meeting, the Nordonia Hills City School District Board of Education approved the amounts-and-rates resolution for the 2026–27 tax year, a routine but required step that sets the district's estimated property-tax revenue and millage figures for submission to the county.

District staff told trustees that a scheduled decline in bond-related millage and the passage of a five‑mill levy in 2025 together produced the current millage picture: the community's effective rate fell as bonds matured and then rose again after the levy, producing a net increase of roughly three mills over a two‑year span. Staff also highlighted timing effects from a multi‑year MGM payment: year five was about $2,465,000 while year six was roughly $465,000, creating year‑to‑year variations in cash balances.

The presenter said revenues through February were relatively stagnant and that encumbrances tied to purchase services had increased. The board-deliberated bond amortization history for the district and the requirement that amounts and rates be approved by April 1 under state law.

Trustees approved the resolution by voice vote. The approval authorizes the administration to submit estimated amounts and millage rates to the county fiscal office as required by state code.

The board also discussed the district's longer-term fiscal picture, including three years of largely flat salary and benefit spending and efforts to manage purchase-services costs. Staff said the district is monitoring encumbrances and expects budgets to fluctuate toward the end of the fiscal year.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for April 28, 2026 at Northfield Elementary School.