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Beavercreek council amends and approves 1% earnings tax ordinance after extended public comment
Summary
After staff clarified language and council added an amendment stating the elimination of specified property‑tax levies is permanent beginning tax year 2027, the Beavercreek City Council reopened public input, heard both opposition and support, and approved Ordinance 26-10 by voice vote to place a 1% municipal earnings tax paired with a 50% cut to the city's portion of property tax starting in 2027.
Beavercreek City Council approved Ordinance 26-10 on second reading on March 23, adopting a 1% municipal earnings tax and amending the ordinance to state that certain property-tax levies would be permanently eliminated beginning tax year 2027. Staff and legal counsel characterized the change as a minor clarifying amendment; council voted to amend the ordinance (motion referencing packet page 59) and then reopened public input.
The reopened public comment period featured multiple…
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