Geauga County
Posted November 02, 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 Geauga County?
The state cut the Local Government Fund to the county, forcing Geauga 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:
- County operations......................... -$4.0 million
- Public libraries*............................ -$380.0 thousand
- Schools........................................ -$9.4 million
- Bainbridge Township.................... -$734.0 thousand
- Chester Township......................... -$246.0 thousand
- Chardon....................................... -$367.0 thousand
- Middlefield................................... -$345.0 thousand
- East Geauga Fire District................ -$92.0 thousand
*Several levies and Public Library fund
Losses to health and human service levies
- County mental health..................... -$1.1 million
- County children’s services............... -$154.0 thousand
- County health services.................... -$46.0 thousand
- County seniors services................... -$196.0 thousand
Notes and quotes
“The West Geauga teachers and support staff each have signed two-year extensions in their negotiated contracts to remain at the same salaries and to not receive yearly increases. This wage freeze applies to administrators as well.”