City Putting Police, Fire Levies Up for Vote

Renewal levies for the Avon and departments are being planned for later this year.

The police levy up for renewal is .50 mills, and generates about $380,000 per year. The fire levy is also  .50 mills and generates about $275,000 per year.

Both levies would be for five years.

said the effective millage rate could be lower. Currently, the police levy collects at .48 mills and the fire levy collects at .36 mills.

These levies are not part of the daily operations budget for the police and fire departments, Logan said, but for equipment such as police cars, fire hoses and other "capital assets."

Logan is getting the preliminary work done to get the millage rate certified by the Lorain County Auditor's Office.

Early plans are to put the levies on the August special elections. The levies must be submitted to the Lorain County Board of Elections 90 days before the election.