The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-08-20
WORK OF The
COUNTY BUDGET

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Last years Budget Commission was
composed of the county auditor, the
mayor of the largest municipality and
the president Of the school board from
that district having the largest munic-
ipality. On April n, 1915, the legis-
lature passed H. B. No. 342, providing
that the members hereafter shall be
the county auditor, the county treas
'urer and the prosecuting attorney.
These members convened last week
and are still at work on the various
budgets. The commission has passed
on a number Of budgets already, but
pending a further conference with
some Of the local taxing authorities,
the commission was holding up. at the
time we went to press, the following
budgets, viz: the county; Wadsworth
school district; Wadsworth township:
Wadsworth village school district;
Wadsworth village, Harrisville town
ship; Brunswick township; Westfeld
school district; Leroy village school
district; Seville village school district;
Seville village and York special school
district.
The tax laws impose certain restric-
tions on the taxing power of local
township boards. Maximum limits
are prescribed as follows: county. 8
mills; municipal corporation. 5 mills;
township, 2 mills; school district, 5
mills. There is an interior limitation
on levies for ordinary purposes Of 10
mills and a total maximum limit for
all purposes of is mills. No rate can
exceed is mills except for az State
Highway Improvement Fund; (2) 1918
Flood Emergencies; (3) or certain
other emergencies provided for in Sec
tion 5649-4 G. C. Of Ohio. No levy in
excess Of Is mills can be authorized
by vote.
The work Of the County Budget Com
mission hasn't progressed far enough
as yet to accurately forecaste what
our taxes will be this year. In a
number of cases, however, they will be
higher than a year ago. This is true
in spite of the fact that the Budget
Commission has used the tax" or
many amounts asked for by the var
|ious township and school districts
The people have voted to bond many
townships for improved roads. anG
taxes to meet such indebtedness make
necessary raise in the tax levy. Ii
such cases, the Budget Commission
has no choice but to allow what il
Iasked for, since the obligations mus
be met, and the people have expressed
their consent thereto at the polls
Again, increased efficiency in ths
schools means increased cost Of oper
Eati6n and 4 need or more taxes AM
Ion this point 1T is 4 source of pride Il
| the county that good schools are de-
lmanded and that the taxpayers stant
iready to nay for same.
| The village budgets in Medina ant
Wadsworth have been hard ones II
handle. Demands in both cases ex
ceed what the Budget Commission cal
illegally allow under the limitations i'm
posed by law. Mayor Randall, CITY
Solicitor Seymour and City Clerk Nc
Neal saw their dreams go glimmerins
this week when they appeared before
the Budget Commission only to SCI
their budget cut some $500. Mayo
Boyer and City Clerk HERS of Wads
worth met a similar fate before tht
llarger cut, amounting to over $4,000
The officers in both villages say tn,
people are demanding Improvement,
far above the amount of money avail
able for same. The school budgets il
both villages will both be given larg'
cuts.
The Medina village Board of Educa
tion has deficit already, the burden
| Of which is being carried by loca
banks and yet faces this year the pos
sibility of still larger deficit mex
year. The Budget Commission FAX
brings tears to Supt. Edmund's eye
every time he thinks thereof and yol
Twill probably find him teaching tn,
coming year free of charge and with
out salary, nit!
/ The work of the Budget Commission
will not be completed for some time
Next Monday the county levy will b
/ considered. at which time the count
commissioners will be given their hea
ling.