Berkley, Keego Harbor, Novi Township Library, Northville Schools, and West Bloomfield Schools Have Proposals on May 2 Ballot
(Crystal A. Proxmire, April 24, 2023)
Oakland County, MI – Several communities have ballot initiatives on the May 2 ballot. Here is information on each:
BERKLEY
City Berkley Municipal Operating, Police and Fire Millage Proposal – Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in the City of Berkley, Michigan be increased by 3.4581 mills ($3.46 per thousand dollars of taxable value), beginning in 2023 as new additional millage in excess of the limitation imposed by Michigan Compiled Laws section 211.34d, to restore City Charter millage authorization previously approved by the electors as reduced by operation of the Headlee amendment, to provide funds for municipal operating purposes, including police and fire services? It is estimated that 3.4581 mills would raise approximately $2,550,000 when first levied in 2023.
KEEGO HARBOR
Keego Harbor Charter Amendment Adding Section 11.5(b) Dedicated Police Millage – It is proposed that the supplemental police millage in Section 11.5(a) expiring in 2026 of 4.0 mills ($4.00 per $1,000.00 taxable value) on taxable property within the city of Keego Harbor, reduced to 3.6189 mills ($3.619 dollars per $1,000.00 taxable value) by required millage rollbacks, be replaced and increased to 7.0 mills levied for 7 years 2023 to 2029, inclusive by adding Section 11.5(b). When levied in 2023, this millage would raise an estimated $844,130.00 in the first year. Approximately $97,650.00 will be required to be distributed to the Tax Increment Finance Authority. Shall this proposed amendment be adopted?
NOVI TOWNSHIP LIBRARY
Novi Township Library Millage Proposal Shall the Township of Novi, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, be authorized to levy .73 mills ($0.73 per $1,000 of taxable value) on all taxable property in the Township of Novi, said funds to be used for the annual cost of access to library services provided under contract by The City of Novi? It is estimated that this proposal would result in the authorization to collect $7,300 per year.
NORTHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Northville Public Schools Bond Proposal – Shall Northville Public Schools, Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Thirty-Four Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($134,400,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to and remodeling, furnishing and re-furnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school facilities; acquiring and installing instructional technology; purchasing school buses; and erecting, furnishing, equipping, developing, and improving playgrounds, parking areas, sidewalks, sites, and athletic fields and facilities? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2023 is .7 mill ($0.70 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a – 0- mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-two (22) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.69 mills ($1.69 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
WEST BLOOMFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT
West Bloomfield School District Bond Proposal – Shall West Bloomfield School District, Oakland County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Forty-Eight Million Dollars ($148,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing, and equipping two new elementary school buildings; erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to elementary school buildings and the high school building; remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping elementary school buildings and the high school building; acquiring and installing instructional technology in school buildings; purchasing school buses; acquiring sites; and preparing, erecting, developing, improving, and equipping playfields, playgrounds, athletic fields, facilities and structures, and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2023 is 2.35 mills ($2.35 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a -0- mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty (20) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 3.27 mills ($3.27 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $-0-. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $-0-. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.
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