Nov 5 Ballot: Ferndale Voters to Decide on Headlee Override, Dedicated Millage for Facilities and Staff
Ferndale, MI – Voters in Ferndale have two proposals on the ballot:
Headlee Operating Millage Restoration Proposal
This proposal will restore the authority of the City to levy 20.00 mills for general operating purposes by restoring millage authority that has been reduced by operation of the Headlee Amendment and replacing the 5.4552 mills operating millage previously authorized by electors in 2015, which has been reduced to 4.2808 mills. If approved by electors, the restored millage would continue to be subject to annual reduction by application of the Headlee Amendment.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in the City of Ferndale, County of Oakland, State of Michigan be increased by 8.5856 mills ($8.5856 per thousand dollars of taxable value) indefinitely beginning in 2025, as new additional millage in excess of the limitation imposed by Michigan Compiled Laws section 211.34d, to restore City Charter operating millage authorization previously approved by the electors as reduced by operation of the Headlee amendment, to provide funds for general operating purposes?
It is estimated that 8.5856 mills would raise approximately $8,181,810 when first levied in 2025.
Amend Charter Dedicating Portion of Operating Millage to Police Fire Recreation Facilities and Staff
It is proposed that Chapter IX, Section 12 of the Charter be amended to provide for the dedicated use of four-tenths (4/10) of one per cent (4 mills) of the assessed value of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the city for the sole purpo se of funding improvement, maintenance, and operation of police, fire, and recreation facilities with any excess revenues thereafter to be used for the sole purpose of funding police, fire, and recreation operations and staffing, effective when electors approve restoring the operating millage to 20 mills.
Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?
Several communities have proposals on the ballot. For the full list and more election information visit the Oakland County Clerk’s website. Also visit the Oakland County Times Election Page for candidate interviews and more info.
