OLMSTEAD FALLS, Ohio — When it comes to going to the ballot box for levy renewals, Olmsted Falls residents are pretty busy every year.
For example, consider this year when we are being asked to approve two five-year levies that have expired for the Parks and Recreation Department (No. 30) and the Fire Department (No. 31).
These are just two of the city’s 11 levies, so Olmsted Falls’ new Treasurer Tom Reynolds recently announced potential levy consolidation to reduce voting fatigue in the district. He said he would consider the advantages and disadvantages of
“Olmsted Falls has no permanent levy, no 10-year levy,” he said.
“We have 11 small levies, each for five years, that will be collected in stages as they come due. So we’ll look at that.”
The Treasurer said he would consider updating the levy in the future, but the question could be whether mill fees could save the region money.
“Most cities probably have about four big levies. We have about 11 kids,” said Olmsted Falls Mayor James Graven.
Reynolds noted that only about 10 percent of property taxes go to Olmsted Falls, and the levy is necessary to maintain current levels of basic city services.
Apart from the November issue, the list of existing external miscellaneous tax levies has no tax increases and no additional revenue can be collected, but includes a road repair tax of 1.3 million yen in 2025 and a firefighting equipment levy of 0.65 million yen in 2025. Tax included. , a police levy of 1.3 million yen in 2025, and a fire levy of 1.9 million yen in 2026.
Internal cattle taxes that are not on the ballot include a 2.7 million general fund tax, a 0.2 million cemetery tax, a 0.30 million fire department pension tax, and a 0.30 million police pension tax.
“We will look at that in the future depending on how we do things,” he said.
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