Proposition 1 - Millage Renewal Proposition for Funding the Operation of Older Citizen Services Through Barry County Commission on Aging

Shall Barry County renew the previously authorized millage of 0.4665 mill per year, ($0.4665 per $1,000 of taxable value) upon all taxable real and personal property in the County and shall said millage be increased by 0.0335 mill ($0.0335 per $1,000 of taxable value) to restore amounts reduced by the Headlee Amendment since the millage was first authorized in 2004, resulting in the levy of 0.5000 mill ($0.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), for a period of (5) years, 2025 through 2029, both inclusive, subject to reduction as provided by law? The purpose of this levy is to provide funding for operation of Older Citizen Services through Barry County Commission on Aging. It is estimated that a property located in Barry County with a taxable value of $87,523 will pay $43.76 in the first year of the levy. If approved, it is estimated that the levy of 0.5000 mill would provide revenue of $1,521,323 in the first calendar year of the levy, of which $101,929 would result from the additional 0.0335 mill. The revenue from this millage will be disbursed to Barry County. A small portion of the levy within a predefined area of the City of Hastings and Village of Middleville shall be disbursed to those respective entities DDA's and LDFA's. This amount comes from a predefined area within the City of Hastings and Village of Middleville only.