COLUMBUS, OH (WLIO) – The Ohio House didn’t waste any time overturning one of Governor Mike DeWine’s property tax vetoes, but lawmakers tabled two others.
DeWine vetoed a measure that would prohibits school districts and local governments from using replacement or emergency levies on future requests for funding. The Ohio House voted to put that provision back into effect. The veto override now heads to the Ohio Senate for consideration before it can become law.
Ohio Speaker of the House Matt Huffman told media that the chamber did not have the three-fifths majority vote needed to override the two other property tax vetoes. Those proposals would have allowed county budget commissions to lower voter-approved levies if deemed excessive and would have changed how the 20-mill floor is calculated for school districts.
DeWine, in response, created a working group to develop solutions aimed at helping residents cope with Ohio’s rising property tax burden.
Media Release from the office of Gov. Mike DeWine
COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced the full membership of his newly-formed Property Tax Reform Working Group. The working group, informally announced during the Governor’s signing of House Bill 96 and associated line-item vetoes, is tasked with thoroughly examining issues related to how to provide meaningful property tax relief to homeowners and businesses while ensuring that funding for local schools, fire, police, EMS, libraries, and developmental disabilities is adequate.
The membership of the Property Tax Reform Working Group includes:
- Co-Chairman Pat Tiberi, President and CEO of the Ohio Business Roundtable
- Co Chairman Bill Seitz, former State Representative
- Krista Bohn, Allen County Treasurer
- Chris Galloway, Lake County Auditor
- Matt Nolan, Warren County Auditor
- Steve Patterson, Mayor of Athens
- Dr. John Marschhausen, Superintendent of Dublin City Schools
- Stephanie Starcher, Superintendent of Fort Frye Local Schools
- Denise Driehaus, Hamilton County Commissioner
- Gary Scherer, Pickaway County Commissioner
- Jeff Chattin, Pike County Commissioner
The Governor is asking the working group to issue a report with concrete proposals by September 30. The first meeting will be held Thursday, July 24 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1948 of the Riffe Center.
