Question 5: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal)

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Berlin Township for the purpose of providing and maintaining
fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, underwater rescue and recovery equipment, or other
fire equipment and appliances, buildings and sites therefore, or sources of water supply and
materials therefore, for the establishment and maintenance of lines of fire-alarm communications,
for the payment of firefighting companies or permanent, part-time, or volunteer firefighting,
emergency medical service, administrative, or communications personnel to operate the same,
including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under section
145.48 or 742.34 of the Revised Code, for the purchase of ambulance equipment, for the
provision of ambulance, paramedic, or other emergency medical services operated by a fire
department or firefighting company, or for the payment of other related costs that the county
auditor estimates will collect $1,409,427 annually, at a rate not exceeding 2.95 mills for each $1
of taxable value, which amounts to $103 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value,
for 5 years, commencing in 2027, first due in calendar year 2028.