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Resident warns bond levy ballot language may lack required specificity, cites proposed state amendment
Summary
Resident Dwight Daum read the ballot language for a proposed $27 million bond and argued it fails to "state distinctly the object" as required by Ohio's constitution; he also read and described a proposed state constitutional amendment that would abolish property taxes if passed.
At the meeting’s public-comment period, resident Dwight Daum read the ballot language for a proposed $27 million bond and told council the wording lacks the specificity required by the Ohio Constitution. Daum quoted the ballot language aloud and said it "doesn't address any of the three stated purposes for this bond issue," arguing the text fails to "state distinctly the object" of the tax as required by Article 12, Section 5.
Daum also read the text of a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would add Section 14 to Article 12 and abolish real property taxes if adopted. He quoted the amendment’s language and warned that, if the amendment were to pass in November, it would take effect the first day of the year after passage and could have implications for property-tax funded levies. Daum urged residents to vote in the May election, noting that primary/May elections often have lower turnout and that "only motivated voters usually show up to vote during primary elections."
