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Lowellville council approves placing 2.5% income tax measure on May ballot
Summary
The Village of Lowellville council unanimously approved Resolution/Ordinances 4148 and 4149 to place a 2.5% municipal income tax on the May 6, 2025 ballot; the tax is drafted to take effect in January 2026 if approved by voters.
The Village of Lowellville council voted unanimously on Jan. 30 to place a proposed 2.5% municipal income tax on the May 6, 2025 ballot, with the measure written to take effect Jan. 1, 2026 if approved by voters.
During a special meeting called to order by the mayor, Council member Bob Coppola moved to suspend the rules for Ordinance/Resolution 4148; Don D'Onofrio seconded and the suspension passed on a roll call vote. Coppola then moved for passage of 4148, Ryan McNicholas seconded, and the council recorded a unanimous "Yes."
The council followed the same procedure on Ordinance/Resolution 4149. Coppola moved to suspend the rules (seconded by Keith McCaughtry), the suspension passed, and Coppola moved for passage of 4149 with McNicholas seconding; the roll call vote was recorded as unanimous.
The ordinances and resolution in question were described in the meeting as imposing a 2.5% municipal income tax and scheduling the question for the May 6, 2025 ballot; the transcript records the tax would be effective in January 2026 if approved by voters. No substantive debate or fiscal breakdown was recorded in the transcript.
Motions to suspend the rules, to pass each measure, and the roll-call votes were made on the record; the meeting minutes list the votes as "Yes" for the attending members. The next procedural step is for the measure to appear on the May 6 ballot for voter consideration.
