Issue 18 - Proposed Tax Levy (Additional)

An additional tax for the benefit of Harding Township for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, underwater rescue and recovery equipment, or other fire equipment and appliances, buildings and sites therefor, or sources of water supply and materials therefor, for the establishment and maintenance of lines of fire-alarm communications, for the payment of firefighting companies or permanent, part time, or volunteer firefighting, emergency medical service, administrative, or communications personnel to operate the same, including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under section 145.48 or 742.34 of the Revised Code, for the purchase of ambulance equipment, for the provisions of ambulance, paramedic, or other emergency medical services operated by a fire department or firefighting company, or for the payment of other related costs for the residents of Harding Township, that the county auditor estimates will collect $22,000 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1 mill for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $35 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2024, first due in 2025.