Ballot question
Boardman Township fire and police additional levy
- On the ballot in
- Boardman Township
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. An additional tax for the benefit of Boardman 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 and for the purpose of providing and maintaining motor vehicles, communications, other equipment, buildings, and sites for such buildings used directly in the operation of a police department, for the payment of salaries of permanent or part-time police, communications, or administrative personnel to operate the same, including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under section 145.48 or 742.33 of the Revised Code, for the payment of the costs incurred by townships as a result of contracts made with other political subdivisions in order to obtain police protection, for the provision of ambulance or emergency medical services operated by a police department or for the payment of other related costs that the county auditor estimates will collect $3,772,795 annually, at a rate not exceeding 2.75 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $96 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, for 5 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote approves a new 2.75-mill, 5-year property tax (about $3.77 million a year) for Boardman Township fire, EMS and police services.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the additional levy.
Sources
- Election notice (updated 46-day notice), November 3, 2026 General Election · Mahoning County Board of Elections
- Official sample ballots, November 3, 2026 General Election (all 237 ballot styles) · Mahoning County Board of Elections
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