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Board backs combined levy renewal for November ballot, stresses 'no new money' to taxpayers
Summary
Madison Local officials approved a resolution to combine two existing levies into a single renewal for the November ballot, emphasizing the measure will not raise taxpayers' rates despite showing a combined 14.4 mills on paper; effective collection is closer to about 8 mills after adjustments.
Madison Local School Board voted to place a combined renewal levy on the November ballot that merges a 7.5-mill levy passed in 2023 with a 6.9-mill levy from 1992.
During the finance committee report, board members said the measure is structured as a renewal, not a new tax. "It's no new money whatsoever," the committee reported, explaining that the item combines the two levies so voters see a single renewal option instead of separate questions.
Treasurer's office representatives told the board that, while the combined legal rate appears as 14.4 mills on paper, actual collections will be lower because of reductions in assessed values and prior levy rollbacks; the effective amount the district expects to collect is closer to about 8 mills. The committee also said combining the levies effectively shifts one renewal year earlier than previously planned for the 2023 levy.
Board members moved and seconded the resolution of necessity to place the combined renewal on the ballot and approved the measure in a recorded vote. The board discussed outreach timing and the desire to reduce voter fatigue by consolidating two renewals into a single question.
If approved by voters in November, the renewal would replace the two existing levies; details about exact revenue projections and the full ballot language were included in the treasurer packet distributed to board members and will be used for public notice and outreach.
