Defiance County
Posted November 01, 2012 in Press Releases
Impact 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 Defiance County?
The state cut the Local Government Fund to the county, forcing Defiance 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................ -$79.0 thousand
- Schools................................. -$2.6 million
- County.................................. -$2.3 million (Includes LGF undivided fund)
- Richland Township................ -$54.0 thousand
- Defiance................................ -$130.0 thousand
- Hicksville.............................. -$72.0 thousand
Losses to health and human service levies
- County mental health............. -$246.0 thousand
- County health services............ -$80.0 thousand
- County health services............ -$86.0 thousand
Notes and quotes
“I can’t remember being this far down, as far as our manpower, in quite a long time. We generally carry about 27 officers total, and we were down to 23.”