Operating Millage Restoration Proposal
Village of Shepherd · Isabella County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the Village of Shepherd, Isabella County, Michigan, be authorized to levy a tax of up to 1.3632 mills ($1.3632 per $1,000 of taxable value) for general operating purposes, to restore the Village’s authorized operating millage rate, which has been reduced by the Headlee Amendment from 12.5000 mills to 11.1368 mills? If approved, this millage will restore the Village’s authorized general operating millage rate to 12.5000 mills and permit the Village to levy up to that rate for four (4) years, subject to any further Headlee reductions. It is estimated that the 1.3632 mills would raise approximately $56,847.00 in the first year it is levied.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Village of Shepherd voters are asked to approve a tax of up to 1.3632 mills ($1.3632 per $1,000 of taxable value) for general operating purposes. The wording says it would restore the Village's authorized operating millage rate, which Headlee reductions lowered from 12.5000 mills to 11.1368 mills. If approved, the rate would return to 12.5000 mills for four years, subject to any further Headlee reductions. The wording estimates the 1.3632 mills would raise approximately $56,847.00 in the first year it is levied. A YES vote approves the millage, and a NO vote does not.
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