Issue 24 – Frequently Asked Questions

There has been quite a bit of discussion and confusion already around the upcoming Issue 24 on this November’s ballot.

The ballot language for Issue 24 states:

Shall Section 6.01 of the Charter of the City of Twinsburg be amended to place a further restriction on the 10-Mill limitation set forth in Section 2, Article XII of the Ohio Constitution by limiting City Council’s ability to generate revenue for all purposes of the municipality from the current 7 mills to 2 mills?

My goal is to get the FACTS out to the community as quickly as possible so residents can make an informed decision when they cast their ballot.

Please send questions to me at gregbellantwinsburg@gmail.com or send them via the contact form.

I will compile all reasonable questions and get factual answers and post them to my website and to Facebook as soon as possible.

I encourage questions from both sides of the issue.

Thanks in advance.

Submitted / Answered Questions:

• If Issue 24 Passes Will It Defund the Police?
• What is the City’s Surplus? Can’t We Just Buy a Firetruck?
• Why Not Use Inside Millage to Purchase a Fire Truck?
• Why Doesn’t the City Just Sell the Golf Course?
• Do Other Cities Have Inside Millage? Is It Common?
• How Much Will Property Taxes Go Up?
• Can the City Sell the Golf Business To Pay the Clubhouse Debt?
• If Issue 24 Fails, Will Police and Fire Get More Money?
• If Issue 24 Is About Police and Fire Why Doesn’t The Ballot Say That?
• Property Tax, Twinsburg Schools, Police, Fire and the MetroParks
• Historical Use of Millage in Twinsburg
• Twinsburg Had a Huge Surplus – Where Did Our Money Go?