Pickerington board approves rates resolution and authorizes property-value complaint after large sale

The Pickerington Local Schools Board of Education on March 23 approved the district's annual rates-and-amounts resolution for tax year 2025 (payable in 2026) and voted to authorize district staff to file a property-value complaint with the county board of revision.

Mr. Walsh, the district treasurer, explained the rates-and-amounts resolution as a routine step that uses County Budget Commission and Ohio Department of Taxation figures to estimate tax rates for calculation purposes, with the breakdown showing general fund, PI and bond millage and noting the district's inside millage of 4.5 mills. The motion to approve the resolution passed on a roll-call vote with all trustees voting yes.

On a separate resolution, the board authorized staff to pursue a complaint after district review identified a parcel whose assessed value rose sharply following a sale. Staff described a prior assessment near $116,000 and a post-sale value above $2 million; they said recent state legislative changes now require districts to meet a threshold (for example, a 10% change or a specified dollar amount) before filing complaints, and the district will screen county transactions and notify affected property owners ahead of any filing.

Both measures passed by unanimous roll-call votes from the five trustees present (Mr. Henson, Mr. Newman, Mrs. Olszewski, Ms. LaGrasso and Mr. Holstein). The board recorded no opposing votes or abstentions.

Next steps: the treasurer will send the approved rates resolution to the county for final processing; staff will continue reviewing property transactions and pursue formal board-of-revision complaints where appropriate.