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Operating Millage Proposal

Emmett Township · St. Clair County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Emmett Township.

Operating Millage Proposal

Millage Restoration (Headlee Override)1 mills20 years (2026–2046)est. $108,907/yr

Shall Emmett Township’s voted allocated millage of one (1) mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), as reduced by the required rollback to .6911mils ($.6911 per $1,000 of taxable value), be increased by .3089 mills ($.3089 per $1,000 of taxable value) to restore the millage lost by the application of the Headlee reduction for a period of 20 years, 2026 through 2046, inclusive to provide funds for all Township purposes authorized by law, and may the Township levy such new additional millage…

YESA YES vote raises the levy back to the originally authorized 1 mill, overriding the Headlee Amendment rollback — this is a tax increase over the current rate.
NOA NO vote keeps the current, rolled-back rate in place.
Official ballot language

Shall Emmett Township’s voted allocated millage of one (1) mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), as reduced by the required rollback to .6911mils ($.6911 per $1,000 of taxable value), be increased by .3089 mills ($.3089 per $1,000 of taxable value) to restore the millage lost by the application of the Headlee reduction for a period of 20 years, 2026 through 2046, inclusive to provide funds for all Township purposes authorized by law, and may the Township levy such new additional millage annually which will raise in the first year of the levy an estimated $108,907.61?

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