Question 10: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal)

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Village of East Sparta for the purpose of providing and maintaining motor vehicles,
communications, other equipment, buildings, and sites for such buildings used directly in the operation of a police department, for the payment of salaries of permanent or part-time police, communications, or administrative personnel to operate the same, including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under section 145.48 or 742.33 of the Revised Code, for the payment of the costs incurred by villages as a result of contracts made with other political subdivisions in order to obtain police protection, for the provision of ambulance or emergency medical services operated by a police department, or for the payment of other related costs, that the county auditor estimates will collect $47,966 annually, at a rate not exceeding 3 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $63 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, for 5 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.