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Board adopts 1.5‑mill sheriff road patrol millage to appear on August ballot
Summary
The Roscommon County Board adopted Resolution 2026‑03‑03 to submit a 1.5‑mill levy for sheriff road patrol and law enforcement services to the August 4, 2026 primary ballot; the resolution estimates $2,827,400.48 in year‑one revenue and was adopted on roll call.
The Roscommon County Board voted on March 25 to adopt Resolution 2026‑03‑03, which submits to the August 4, 2026 primary election a proposed 1.5‑mill levy to continue Roscommon County Sheriff's 24‑hour road patrol and related law enforcement services for four years (2026–2029).
The clerk read the resolution into the record, including the history that a 1.5‑mill authorization previously approved in August 2022 expired on December 31, 2025. The resolution as read would levy 1.5000 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value, reduced to 1.4533 by required rollback calculations) for four years and estimates $2,827,400.48 in revenue in the first year.
Commissioners discussed the timing and the county’s experience during the recent ice storm as context for public safety needs. After a roll call the clerk recorded affirmative votes (Morley, Melbourne, Wolfson), and the clerk declared the resolution adopted. The board also adjusted the effective dates in the motion record to show an effective date of March 25, 2026 through December 31 of the final year. The resolution will be placed on the August 4, 2026 primary ballot according to the clerk’s reading of the motion.
