Operating Millage Renewal Proposal
Howell Public Schools · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. The remaining .4411 mill is only available to be levied to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will only be levied to the extent necessary to restore that reduction. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Howell Public Schools, Livingston County, Michigan, be renewed by 18.4411 mills ($18.4411 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 11 years, 2028 to 2038, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 18 mills are levied in 2028 is approximately $21,695,017 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2027 tax levy)?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Howell Public Schools in Livingston County asks voters to renew its operating millage. The wording says the district needs the statutory rate of up to 18 mills to receive its per pupil foundation allowance. The renewal would renew 18.4411 mills for 11 years, 2028 to 2038, inclusive, to fund operating purposes. It renews millage that expires with the 2027 tax levy. It estimates about $21,695,017 in revenue if 18 mills are levied in 2028. A YES vote approves the renewal. A NO vote means the millage is not renewed.
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