Franklin council adopts 2026 tax rate request, authorizes millage schedule

The Village Council of Franklin voted to adopt its 2026 tax rate request after reviewing Michigan Department of Treasury Form L-4029 and related calculations.

A council member read a resolution authorizing millage rates to be levied on the 2026 tax roll, including general operating at 3.4106 mils; fire (charter) 0.8786 mils and fire (voted) 0.4959 mils; library lines listed at 0.5856 mills and 0.1974 mills (voted); rubbish 0.7985 mils; roads 2.488 mils; and police 0.3664 mils. The resolution directs the village clerk and village president to sign and file the form with Oakland County and state agencies.

Trustees discussed whether the library levy was being levied at maximum and the differences between rollbacks and new millages. A trustee explained the 2024 voter-approved library millage increased available revenues but the council chose a level lower than the maximum at that time; the most recent action adopts the form as presented for submission.

There was also discussion clarifying that the roads line appears as "not applicable" in the maximum-allowable column because those projects were funded by a special assessment approved in 2016; special assessments are not subject to rollback.

After brief discussion, a motion to adopt the 2026 tax rate request was made and carried on a voice vote. The resolution takes effect immediately upon adoption and the clerk and president were authorized to certify and file the request with county and state agencies.

What happens next: the village will file the adopted L-4029 with Oakland County equalization and other agencies and levy the authorized millages on the 2026 tax roll.