LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council is expected to take action on six ordinances Monday that establish and levy the city’s property tax millages for 2027, including the general operating, police pension and Downtown Development Authority (DDA) millages. The actions come following a required Truth in Taxation public hearing and represent the city’s annual process for setting and authorizing its property tax levies.
Three of the ordinances establish the millage rates, while the remaining three authorize the actual tax levy against taxable property. Together, they will establish funding for the city’s general operations, police pension obligations and the Downtown Development Authority. All six ordinances received their first reading during the June 22 council meeting and are scheduled for final adoption Monday.
The proposed millage rates are:
- Operating millage: 10.9231 mills.
- Refuse millage: 2.6213 mills.
- Police pension millage: 1.7500 mills.
- Downtown Development Authority operating millage: 1.5324 mills.
The rates reflect the requirements of Michigan’s Truth in Taxation Act and Headlee Amendment, which generally limit the amount of property tax revenue a municipality may collect without first holding a public hearing. The hearing allows the city to account for inflationary increases permitted under state law before adopting the annual tax levy.
The millage ordinances are among several finance-related items on Monday’s agenda, which also includes a budget presentation by City Manager Kaitlyn Aldrich and a public hearing on the proposed tax levy. Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, at the Municipal Building, 400 S. Harrison St.
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