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CITY OF BROOKLYN, OHIO RESOLUTION NO. 2025 — 16 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Van Kirk, (clahe rts, Mas ley, Aovowsk ry Taneks, bVrde kk, Puan r, Ceyle RESOLUTION OPPOSING HOUSE BILL 335 AND URGING THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REJECT LEGISLATION THAT ELIMINATES INSIDE MILLAGE AND TRANSFERS LOCAL BUDGETARY AUTHORITY TO COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSIONS WHEREAS, House Bill 335 (HB 335), introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives as the “Property Tax Relief Now Act,” proposes sweeping changes to the property tax system in Ohio, including the elimination of unvoted inside millage for counties, municipalities, and school districts beginning in tax year 2025; and WHEREAS, inside millage is a long-standing and vital source of revenue that supports the provision of essential local services such as police and fire protection, mandatory contributions to the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund, infrastructure maintenance, and parks and recreation without the need for voter approval; and WHEREAS, HB 335 would centralize fiscal oversight by granting county budget commissions new authority to limit local property tax rates, review and revise municipal budgets, and reduce levies based on their determination of carryover balances—despite these commissions being largely unknown to the public and unelected by the residents they would impact; and WHEREAS, the provisions of HB 335 would undermine the principle of “home rule” by allowing a county-level body to override the budgetary decisions of locally elected officials and reduce revenues approved by voters or budgeted based on local priorities; and WHEREAS, this legislation would create fiscal uncertainty for cities and villages across Ohio, many of which have responsibly managed their finances and rely on inside millage to fund operations without asking voters for additional taxes; and WHEREAS, HB 335 imposes these changes without providing revenue replace by the state for municipalities, potentially threatening the delivery of basic public services and shifting the burden to income or sales taxes; and WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn supports meaningful, collaborative property tax reform, but believes HB 335’s approach is unbalanced and detrimental to the financial health and self-determination of Ohio’s local governments; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby expresses its strong opposition to House Bill 335 and urges the Ohio General Assembly to reject this legislation in its current form. SECTION 2. The City Council specifically opposes provisions in HB 335 that:(a) Eliminate municipalities’ authority to levy inside millage; and (b) Transfer budgetary authority from locally elected officials to unelected county budget commissions. SECTION 3. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to members of the Ohio General Assembly representing Brooklyn, Ohio; Governor Mike DeWine; and local media outlets. SECTION 4. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 5. This Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in its preamble; and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor; otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. ADOPTED: / / 24 / 2b626 Wwe APPROVED: feel /z02§ [2S Z- Av Council MAYOR pore’ as to legal form y = WTS Law Director PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL /st vite Lo suspurchod 2 rol ver r¥feg: sas prrroo Filed with the Mayor: oil Vik Wie 4 b/2 2 / Z2¢ / 24/2028 (