RESOLUTION #11-2002

The Board of Trustees of Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio, met at their regularly scheduled meeting on August 12, 2002 at the Town Hall located at 4410 W Streetsboro Road, Richfield, Ohio with the following present:

Shano Cica-Mraz
Robert J Hooper
Laurie Peters Gilmore

Ms Gilmore moved the adoption of the following resolution:

WHEREAS, the amount of taxes which may be raised within the ten-mil limitation by levies on the current tax duplicate will be insufficient to provide an adequate amount for the necessary requirements of the Township; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to levy a tax in excess of such ten-mil limitation for the purpose of providing funds for the general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of roads and bridges;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Trustees of Richfield Township that:

SECTION 1: The question of the necessary levy for the purpose of providing funds for the general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of roads and bridges be submitted to the electors of the unincorporated areas of Richfield Township at the Election to be held on the Fifth day of November, 2002.

SECTION 2: The ballot form for such election shall be as follows:

OFFICIAL QUESTION AND ISSUE BALLOT
PROPOSED TAX LEVY
RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP

A MAJORITY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE IS NECESSARY FOR PASSAGE

A replacement of .83 mils of an existing levy and an increase of .67 mils to constitute a tax for the benefit of Richfield Township for the purpose of general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of roads and bridges at a rate not exceeding 1.5 mils for each one dollar of valuation which amounts to $.15 for each $100 of valuation for five (5) years commencing in 2002, first due in calendar year 2003.
 

SECTION 3: The additional levy herein provided for, if approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question at the general election of the 5th day of November, 2002, shall be for a period of five (5) years and shall be included on the 2002 tax list and duplicate for the first collection in 2003.

SECTION 4: The Clerk is hereby directed to certify a copy of this Resolution to the Board of Elections of the County of Summit immediately after passage for the submission of the ballot question herein contained to the electors of unincorporated areas of the Township pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5705.19(G), 5705.191, and 5705.25 of the Revised Code, as applicable.

SECTION 5: All formal actions of the Board concerning and relating to the adoption of the Resolution were made at an open meeting of this Board and all deliberations of the Board and of any of its committee that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with legal requirements.

SECTION 6: The Resolution shall go into immediate effect upon its passage and no publication of same is necessary other than that provided for the notice of election.

Ms Mraz seconded the motion.

Upon roll call the vote to adopt this Resolution was as follows:

Date Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee

Robert Hooper, Trustee

Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee


The foregoing is a true and correct excerpt from the minutes of the Board of Trustees of Richfield Township following the adoption of this Resolution herein set forth.

Mark Uhrich, Clerk/Treasurer, Richfield Township _____________________________