Issue 13: Burton Township renewal and increase levy for fire and EMS

The question, as printed on the ballot

A renewal of 1 mill and an increase of 0.31 mill for each $1 of taxable value to constitute a tax for the benefit of Burton 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 therefor, or sources of water supply and materials therefor, 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 $123,872 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.31 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $36 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, for 5 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.