Issue 17 - Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal and Increase)

A renewal of 2.5 mills and an increase of 3.5 mills for each $1 of taxable value to constitute a tax for the benefit of Springfield Township for the purpose of protection against fire and to provide and maintain fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, or other fire equipment and appliances, buildings or sites therefore, or sources of water supply and materials therefore, for the establishment and maintenance of lines of fire-alarm communications, for the payment of firefighting companies or permanent, part-time, or contingent fire-fighting, emergency medical service, administrative or communications personnel or companies to operate the same, including payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under revised code 145.48 or 742.34, for the purchase of ambulance equipment, for the provision of ambulance, paramedic or other emergency medical services operated by a fire department or fire-fighting company, or for the payment of other related costs that the county auditor estimates will collect $3,900,000 annually, at a rate not exceeding 6 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $190 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2024, first due in calendar year 2025.