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Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities asks voters for 2-mill levy after declaring fiscal emergency
Summary
A Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities representative told Fairfield Township trustees the board declared a fiscal emergency last fall and is asking voters to approve a 2-mill continuing levy on the May ballot that she said would generate $26,447,000; trustees pressed for clarity on the federal/state funding split during a lengthy presentation and Q&A.
Patricia Lupienzi, representing the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities, told Fairfield Township trustees on April 14 that the board has declared a fiscal emergency and is asking voters to approve a new 2-mill continuing levy on the May ballot. "Without any additional revenues, there is no other solution," Lupienzi said, adding that her board has enacted cost-saving measures—including paused raises, reduced hours and paused promotions—that produced about $3.7 million in savings so far.
Lupienzi outlined the board's mission to…
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