The Lima City Schools Finance Committee met Tuesday night to discuss the district’s financial future.
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Largely along party lines, the Ohio House voted to eliminate the replacement property tax levy as an option for local governments when seeking voter approval for funding requests.
The Elida School Board of Education has decided to make significant cuts for the 2025-2026 school year as the district continues to struggle financially.
After a community forum held on October 29th, the Elida School Board of Education voted on whether they will move forward with a renewal tax levy. On Tuesday evening, the Elida School Board unanimously voted to move forward with the renewal levy for $2.7 million. Tuesday night's decision comes after the unofficial 5-year forecast presented at the community forum showing expenses outpacing revenues by an increasingly growing margin. Following Tuesday night's board meeting, we spoke with Elida Local Schools Superintendent, Joel Mengerink, about the next steps and the impact of Tuesday night's decision.
Many Elida residents voiced strong concerns about the financial future of Elida Local Schools at Tuesday night's special board of education meeting. Currently, the Elida School Board is weighing the idea of putting out a $2.7 million renewal levy as the current levy expires at the end of 2025. In the unofficial 5-year forecast presented by Elida Treasurer Larry Kaiser, the district's expenses are forecasted to outpace revenues by an increasingly growing margin. On Tuesday evening, many Elida residents publicly addressed the board with their concerns if a renewal levy is not pursued.
St. Marys City Council approved the language of a renewal income tax levy residents will vote on next year. Currently, St. Marys residents pay an income tax of 1.5%. With this renewal income tax levy, St. Marys voters will decide if they will renew the 1.5% income tax they already pay. It is important to note that this levy will not increase taxes, and it is a renewal levy that happens every 10 years after the original income tax levy passed in 1985. After council, we spoke with the Mayor of St. Marys, Joe Hurlburt Jr., on how the collected tax is used.
This year's ballot will contain a proposal from Perry Local Schools to renew an existing 4.9 mills Current Expense Levy. The levy would generate $439,905 for the next five years for the district. The current expense levy is used for utilities, diesel fuel, insurance, supplies, textbooks, and salaries. All costs of day-to-day activities are paid with the district's general fund.
