Question 1 - Animal Control and Shelter Services Millage Question

For the purpose of supporting funding for the County animal control program including sanitary, humane, efficient animal shelter services, and ordinance enforcement, shall the Constitutional limitation upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one (1) year upon all property within the County of Ogemaw, Michigan be increased by up to 2/10 (0.20) of one (1) mill, $0.2 per thousand dollars of state taxable valuation, for a period of two (2) years (2024 - 2025) inclusive? If approved and levied in full, this Millage will raise an estimated $206,734.60 in the first calendar year of the levy, based on state taxable valuation. If approved and levied, a portion of the millage may also be disbursed, in accordance with State law, to the Downtown Development Authorities of the City of West Branch and the Township of West Branch.