By ZEINAB NAJM
Sunday Times Newspapers
Dearborn Heights School District No. 7 and Allen Park Public Schools will have millage renewal proposals for voters to decide on during the Nov. 2 general election.
A Headlee Amendment override operating millage tax levy asks voters to allow D7 to continue to levy not more than the statutory maximum rate of 18 mills on all property except principal residence and qualified agricultural property. This is required for the school district to continue to receive its full revenue per pupil foundation allowance.
The levy shall not exceed 3.0052 mills, which is $3.0052 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation for a period of four years from 2021 to 2024. It is estimated that the revenue the school district will collect $78,100.38 in 2021 if the millage is approved.
Revenues from this millage will be disbursed to D7 to provide in part the funds to operate and maintain the school system.
“Pursuant to State law, expenditures of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses,” the proposal language said.
In Allen Park, the district is seeking an operating millage renewal to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance and renews millage that will expire with the 2022 tax levy.
The authorized millage rate limitation is 20.8769 mills, so $20.8769 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all applicable property within the district.
According to the millage language, the renewal is for 10 years from 2023 to 2032 to provide funds for operating purposes. In 2023, an estimate revenue of $1.7 million will be collected by the school district of the millage is approved and the 18 mills are levied.
(Zeinab Najm can be reached at [email protected].)