Brimfield trustees put two road levy renewals on May 6 ballot

The Brimfield Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Jan. 8, 2025, to place two renewal levies for road and bridge maintenance on the May 6, 2025 ballot.

In Resolution No. 2025-046, the board found "it is necessary to levy a renewal of 1.9 mill, to constitute a tax in excess of the ten mill limitation" for the benefit of Brimfield Township and directed the fiscal officer to request the Portage County auditor certify the township's current tax valuation and projected revenue for the levy. The motion to adopt the resolution was moved by Mike Kostensky and seconded by Nicholas Coia; roll-call votes were recorded as Sue Fields — yea, Nicholas Coia — yea, Mike Kostensky — yea.

The board adopted a second, similar resolution (No. 2025-047) to declare the necessity of a 0.95 mill renewal levy for the same road and bridge purposes. That resolution likewise directs the fiscal officer to certify valuation and estimated collections to the county auditor and states the levy would appear on the May 6, 2025 ballot if a majority of electors approve it.

Both resolutions cite the Ohio Revised Code provisions governing excess-ten-mill levies (R.C. 5705.19(G), 5705.191, 5705.25 and related sections) and specify that, if approved by voters, the renewal levies would be placed on the tax list beginning in 2025 with first collections due in calendar year 2026 and apply to tax years 2025–2029.

Next steps: the fiscal officer, John C. Dalziel, was directed to certify copies of the adopted resolutions to the Portage County auditor so the auditor can return the township's current valuation, the dollar amount generated by the proposed mills, and an estimate of annual collections rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. The resolutions include findings that the formal actions were taken in an open meeting in compliance with Ohio law.