Gallia County
Posted November 12, 2012 in Press Releases
State overviewDownload PDFImpact of Ohio’s 2012-13 state budget (HB 153)
Ohio’s budget for 2012 and 2013 cut local government aid by a billion dollars. This means cuts in services we depend on, from road repair and emergency services to crossing guards, senior transportation and child protective services. What are the implications for Gallia County?
The state cut the Local Government Fund to the county, forcing Gallia County to make cuts to jurisdictions within the county. The state also cut direct funding to municipalities, and slashed reimbursements for taxes it had eliminated, taxes that businesses and utilities had paid to local governments. School districts and the public library fund were also cut. Losses in calendar years 2012 and 2013, compared to 2010 and 2011, include, among others:
- Public Library Fund........................... -$63.0 thousand
- County operations............................. -$1.4 million (Includes county undivided fund)
- Schools............................................ -$4.2 million
- Gallipolis......................................... -$83.0 thousand
- Rio Grande Community College........... -$345.0 thousand
Loss to health and human service levies
- Gallia General Health District............. -$57.0 thousand
- 169 District (MR/DD)........................ -$197.0 thousand
Notes and Quotes
“The other problem that we are experiencing is, just like the general fund has been cut back on some of the funding that they are receiving, the same thing happened with the fire levy fund. We were receiving reimbursement for personal property taxes that were phased out by the state