On the Ballot in November
Voters will be going to the polls in November to vote on two island levies.
The first is Issue #20 that deals with Township Policing.
20 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional)
Put-in-Bay Township (unincorporated portion 39.2, 39.3, 39.4)A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.
An additional tax for the benefit of Put-in-Bay Township (unincorporated portion 39.2, 39.3, 39.4), for the purpose of providing and maintaining motor vehicles, communications, other equipment, buildings, and sites for such buildings used directly in the operation of a police department, for the payment of salaries of permanent or part-time police, communications, or administrative personnel to operate the same, including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under section 145.48 or 742.33 of the Revised Code, for the payment of the costs incurred by townships as a result of contracts made with other political subdivisions in order to obtain police protection, for the provision of ambulance or emergency medical services operated by a police department, or for the payment of other related costs, at a rate not exceeding 1.5 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.15 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years commencing in 2022, first due in calendar year 2023.
The second issue is #21 that deals with Township Parks & Recreation.
21 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional)
Put-in-Bay Township Park District (unincorporated portion 39.2, 39.3, 39.4)
A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.
An additional tax for the benefit of Put-in-Bay Township Park District (unincorporated portion 39.2, 39.3, 39.4), for the purpose of parks and recreation, at a rate not exceeding 1.1 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.11 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 10 years commencing in 2022, first due in calendar year 2023.
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