What's on the ballot in Mentor Township, Oscoda County

This millage represents authorization to levy .33 mills for four years, 2026-2029, for costs of operating the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Department, replacing previous authorization of .25 mills for such operating expenses, which expires with the 2029 levy. Shall the limitation upon the total amount of general ad valorem taxes imposed upon real and tangible personal property in any one (1) year under the Michigan Constitution be increased in the County of Oscoda, Michigan by .33 mills (which is equal to $.33 per $1,000.00 of taxable value of all such property) for a period of four (4) years, 2026 through 2029 inclusive, for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining, and operating vehicles, equipment and inventory for the use by the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Department? The amount of revenue the county will collect if the millage is approved and levied by the county in the first year is estimated to be $179,310.83. The proposed millage is a new additional millage, the revenue from which would be disbursed to the County of Oscoda.

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Mio AuSable Schools, Oscoda County, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2027 to 2031, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for and the construction or repair of school buildings; for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of technology; for the acquisition of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used for the maintenance of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of eligible trucks and vans used to carry parts, equipment, and personnel for or in the maintenance of school buildings; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used to maintain such trucks and vans; and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $323,880 (this replaces millage that expired with the 2026 tax levy)?

This proposal will allow the school district to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in West Branch-Rose City Area Schools, Ogemaw, Gladwin and Oscoda Counties, Michigan, be increased by 5 mills ($5.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 9 years, 2026 to 2034, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 1.0515 mills are levied in 2026 is approximately $541,898 (this millage is to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction)?

Shall the Oscoda County District Library, County of Oscoda, State of Michigan, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed .4883 mill ($0.4883 per each $1,000 of taxable value), which is a renewal of the previously authorized millage rate that expired in 2025, against all taxable property within the Oscoda County District Library district for a period of four (4) years, 2026 through 2029, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for all district library purposes authorized by law? The estimate of the revenue the Oscoda County District Library will collect in the first year of levy (2026) if the millage is approved and levied by the Library is approximately $270,000.