WAVERLY, Ohio — The Waverly City Schools Board of Education has voted to place a new operating levy on the November ballot, months after voters rejected a similar request in the May election.
The new proposal is a 0.5% traditional income tax for five years, a lower rate than the levy voters defeated in the spring, according to the district.
Since the May election, Waverly City Schools has cut about $1.6 million in spending, reductions the district said are reflected in the November proposal.
“We know many members of our community voted no in May, and we heard the concerns that were shared,” the board said in a statement. The board and administration have continued looking for ways to reduce expenses and lower the request to taxpayers since that vote, according to the district.
District officials said they plan to share more information over the coming weeks about Waverly City Schools’ financial situation, the spending changes made since May, and what the new levy would mean for the district and the community ahead of the November election.
“Our commitment is to be open and transparent about why the Board believes this levy is necessary and to answer questions honestly along the way,” the board said in the statement.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Waverly City Schools Board of Education.
