Question 3 - Library Millage Renewal Proposal

For the purpose of providing funds for countywide library purposes, including for the following public libraries located in Gratiot County, any combination thereof, or any successors whereof: Alma Public Library, Ashley District Library, Howe Memorial Library, Seville Township Public Library, Theodore Austin Cutler Memorial Library, and Thompson Home Public Library, shall the Constitutional limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one (I) year upon all property within the County of Gratiot, Michigan, be renewed, and shall the County be authorized to levy, 0.4994 mill ($0.4994 per $1,000 of Taxable Value) for a period of eight (8) years, 2022 through 2029 inclusive; unless the county library board recommends a lesser assessment due to material changes in library service requirements? If approved and levied in full, this renewal millage will raise an estimated $839,815 in the first calendar year of the levy based on taxable value. Funds will be distributed among the libraries pursuant to contract. As required by State law, a portion of the millage may be captured by an authorized Downtown Development Authority and a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority within Gratiot County.