Licking County
Posted November 05, 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 Licking County?
The state cut the Local Government Fund to the county, forcing Licking 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........................ -$195 thousand
- Schools....................................... -$17.6 million
- County operations......................... -$4.9 million
- Granville Township........................ -$163 thousand
- Heath.......................................... -$409 thousand
- Newark........................................ -$1.9 million
- W. Licking Joint Fire District............ -$407 thousand
Loss to health and human service levies
- County mental health/developmental disabilities....... -$1.1 million
- County children services...................................... -$328 thousand
- County seniors services....................................... -$287 thousand
Notes and Quotes
"If the current trend continues of spending more than we take in, it is obvious to me that it is unsustainable"