Police Operating Millage
Independence charter township · Oakland County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the expired Police Operating Millage, which at the time of expiration in December 2025 had been reduced by the required millage rollbacks to 2.8282 mills ($2.82 per $1,000 of taxable value), be replaced by a new additional millage of up to 3.2 mills ($3.20 per $1,000 of taxable value), for a period of four (4) years, starting December 2026 through December 2029, inclusive, for the purpose of continuing to provide police protection and law enforcement services within the Township, which may include funding for related operating, personnel, capital expenditures and School Resource Officers? If approved and levied in full, this millage would raise an estimated $7,781,495.86 in the first year of levy. As required and determined by law, a small portion of the total millage revenue will be captured and disbursed to the Independence Township Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Corridor Improvement Authority (CIA). The total capture by the DDA and CIA is collected solely from properties located within the DDA and CIA boundaries, respectively.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Independence Charter Township asks voters to replace its expired police operating millage, which had been reduced to 2.8282 mills by rollbacks when it expired in December 2025, with a new additional millage of up to 3.2 mills ($3.20 per $1,000 of taxable value). It would run four years, December 2026 through December 2029 inclusive, for police protection, which may include School Resource Officers. About $7,781,495.86 is estimated in the first year, and a small portion would be captured by the Downtown Development Authority and Corridor Improvement Authority. A yes vote approves the millage; a no vote rejects it.
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