Ballot question
Orion Township: police operating millage (3.3761 mills)
- On the ballot in
- Orion Township (outside the Village of Lake Orion)
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
In 2020, Charter Township of Orion voters approved a police operating millage of 3.5000 mills ($3.50 per $1,000 of taxable value). After required millage rollbacks, the millage was reduced to 3.4113 mills ($3.4113 per $1,000 of taxable value) when it expired in December 2025. After applying the 2026 rollback, the millage has been reduced to 3.3761 mills ($3.3761 per $1,000 of taxable value). Shall the expired millage be replaced by this new millage to continue and renew at the 2026 rolled back rate of up to 3.3761 mills ($3.3761 per $1,000 of taxable value), to be levied for four (4) years, beginning December 2026 through December 2029, inclusive, on all taxable property within the Charter Township of Orion, excluding taxable property within the Village of Lake Orion, for the purpose of continuing to provide police protection and law enforcement services within the Township, including related operating, personnel and capital expenditures?If approved and levied in full, this millage is estimated to raise approximately $8,753,504.65 in the first year of the levy. As required by Michigan law, a small portion of the total millage revenue may be captured and disbursed to the following local units of government authorized to receive tax increment revenues: the Orion Township Corridor Improvement Authority and the Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. The amount disbursed to these authorities is required by law and is collected solely from properties located within the authorities' boundaries.
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote replaces the expired police millage at up to 3.3761 mills for four years, 2026 through 2029, on township property outside the Village of Lake Orion.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the millage.
Sources
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Oakland County (every precinct) · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center
- Official Proposal List, November 3, 2026 General Election (updated 9/9/2026) · Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds, Elections Division
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