Board of DD levy to be on the November ballot
The administrative team of the ACBDD had a work session with the commissioners, and said they plan to let a .5 mill levy expire, and attempt to pass a 2-mill renewal levy in November.
ACBDD Superintendent Toni Scurpa said the board had decided to go for the 2 mill renewal but end the .5 mill levy after conducting a financial assessment. 'The board did pass a motion,' she said of the intent to go in that direction.
ACBDD Director of Operations and Human Resources Matt Glidewell said there were some carryovers, and the board decided it was the best way to go for the taxpayers and still maintain services.
'What has changed?' Commissioner J.P. Ducro said. He also wondered why a recent board meeting involved discussion about not having the money to transport students.
Manda Jackson, ACBDD director of quality and community outreach, said there are certain transportation expenses the board cannot handle because it is illegal due to the Ohio Revised Code, and others were families made service decisions that provided transportation challenges.
The commissioners affirmed the levy decisions, and Commissioner Kathryn Whittington said she would be glad to discuss ways to improve the levy's chance of passing.
'I think the dropping of the half-mill levy is a good marketing decision,' Ducro said.
Commissioner Casey Kozlowski said he is in favor of the renewal levy, with the expiration of the half-mill levy.
Jackson said the Friends of the Developmentally Disabled have raised money to help pass the levy, since no board funds can be used for levy advertising.
'We have some funds that will allow us to run a substantial campaign,' she said.
Jackson said the committee hopes to use social media, yard signs and other advertising options.
The administrators provided a three-year priority plan for the commissioners that includes fiscal sustainability, ensuring no wait list for services and building stronger community relationships.
Not renewing the half mill levy will leave the 2-mill levy on the books, and two 1.33 continuing levies, passed in 1997 and 2017.
The board will begin the process to get on the ballot, and a resolution will eventually be provided by the commissioners, Kozlowski said about the process, which has many moving parts.
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