Waverly Township board approves Headlee rollback, directs L-4029 resolution

Waverly Township trustees unanimously approved Headlee rollback provisions during a special Truth in Taxation hearing on June 5, 2025, closing the regular meeting at 7:03 p.m. and returning at 7:08 p.m. "This rollback will generate general operating costs another $1800, just north of $5000 for our roads, and then the seniors $1400," the township attorney told the board while explaining how recent veterans' exemptions affect taxable value.

Clerk Starr Houston moved that the township attorney prepare a formal resolution and complete form L-4029 to memorialize the rollback amounts the board approved; Trustee Ernie Brown seconded the motion, and a roll call vote was recorded as Mandy Yes, Tom Yes, Tony Yes, Ernie Yes and Starr Yes. The board recorded no net tax increase attributable to the rollback mechanism itself, noting instead an increase in taxable property from new construction in the previous year.

Why it matters: the Headlee rollback determines how taxable value changes are translated into levies the township may collect. A formal L-4029 will document the board's calculations and allow county and state officials to process the change before the next tax cycle. The board’s action was procedural and limited to adopting the calculation method and asking staff and counsel to complete formal paperwork.