Impact of the 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, seniors’ transportation and child protective services. What are the implications for Stark County?
The state cut the Local Government Fund to the county, forcing Stark 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………………………… -$805 thousand
- Schools……………………………………… -$48.2 million
- County operations………………………….. -$15 million (includes LGF for townships and parks)
- Alliance……………………………………… -$783 thousand
- Canton……………………………………….. -$5 million
- Louisville……………………………………… -$247 thousand
- Massillon…………………………………….. -$1.2 million
- North Canton………………………………… -$677 thousand
- Tri-Division Joint Ambulance……………… -$57 thousand
Loss to health and human service levies
- County Child Services……………………… -$995.0 thousand
- County Mental Health………………………. -$4.1 thousand
Notes and Quotes
In Stark County, “Jackson Local School District will lose 22 percent of its state funding by fiscal 2013, the hardest hit Stark County district. Alliance City School District is the only local district that will see an increase
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