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Cuyahoga Falls board approves placing a 5.5‑mill current‑expense levy before voters
Summary
The district board voted June 30 to submit an additional 5.5‑mill levy for current expenses to voters under Ohio Revised Code §5705.21; trustees said the measure addresses potential cuts and follows administrative reductions by attrition.
The Cuyahoga Falls City School District board voted June 30 to approve a resolution submitting an additional 5.5‑mill tax levy for current expenses to the district's electors under Ohio Revised Code §5705.21.
Board members said the levy is necessary to avoid cuts that would affect student services and district operations. Trustees and the superintendent described prior and planned administrative reductions through attrition and said the district has not requested new operating money in several years.
The board discussed the fiscal clarity needed when asking voters for new revenue and previewed the kinds of cuts under consideration if the levy fails. The vote was approved by roll call; all board members present voted in favor.
The resolution moves the question to the ballot; district staff will finalize ballot language, a public information plan and details about program and service impacts should the levy fail.
Authority: The board cited Ohio Revised Code §5705.21 as the legal basis for submitting the levy question to the electors.
