Property Tax Reform Workgroup releases recommendations
On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine’s Property Tax Reform Workgroup released its recommendations for property tax reform. Recommendations of critical interest to education advocates include:
- Refining the process and definition of county budget commissions to allow them to reduce levies deemed "unnecessary" (revenues beyond anticipated needs) or "excessive" (taxes materially exceeding service requirements). Reductions could occur five years after a levy is first approved,…