Logan 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 Logan County?
The state cut the Local Government Fund to the county, forcing Logan 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.................... -$76 thousand
- Schools................................... -$6.2 million
- County operations...................... -$2.7 million (incudes county undivided fund)
- Perry Township......................... -$194 thousand
- Bellefontaine............................ -$227 thousand
- Indian Lake Ambulance.............. -$47 thousand
Losses to health and human service levies
- County child services................................................... -$118 thousand
- County mental health/Developmental disabilities............... -$404 thousand
- County health............................................................. -$150 thousand
Notes and quotes
Bellefontaine cut 1.2 million from its 2011-2012 school year budget, partly through not replacing those who left due to retirements and resignations. From “Bellefontaine Schools cut 1.2 million from budget,” PeakofOhio.com, May 9 2011. http://tinyurl.com/96oxdlc.
Joseph Mancuso, Superintendent, “told the board that if it continues its present level of expenditures, coupled with the loss of revenues, the board will be out of money by 2014 and $5 million in the red by 2019.” From “Local DD board braces for budget cuts,” PeakofOhio.com, June 16, 2011. http://tinyurl.com/9d9onhm.
“We still operate though on a budget that is as tight as we can make it without a massive reduction in personnel. . . I and our administrative team will continue to work daily to make sure everything that we spend is of the absolute necessity.”