Expired Fire and Emergency Medical Services Operating Millage
Orion charter township · Oakland County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
In 2020, Charter Township of Orion voters approved a fire and emergency medical services operating millage of 3.0000 mills ($3.00 per $1,000 of taxable value). After required millage rollbacks, the millage was reduced to 2.9164 mills ($2.9164 per $1,000 of taxable value) when it expired in December 2025. After applying the 2026 Headlee roll back, a renewed millage would be reduced to 2.8846 mills ($2.8846 per $1,000 of taxable value). Shall the expired millage be replaced by this new millage to continue and renew at the 2026 rolled back rate of up to 2.8846 mills ($2.8846 per $1,000 of taxable value) to be levied for four (4) years, beginning December 2026 through December 2029, inclusive, on all taxable property within the Charter Township of Orion, including the Village of Lake Orion, for the purpose of continuing to provide fire protection and emergency medical services, including Advanced Life Support, and related operations, wages, benefits, equipment, facilities, and other capital expenditures? If approved and levied in full, this millage is estimated to raise approximately $8,079,234.79 in the first year of the levy. As required by Michigan law, a small portion of the total millage revenue may be captured and disbursed to the following local units of government authorized to receive tax increment revenues: the Village of Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority, the Orion Township Corridor Improvement Authority, and the Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. The amount disbursed to these authorities is required by law and is collected solely from properties located within the authorities’ boundaries.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Orion Charter Township is asking voters to replace a fire and emergency medical services operating millage that expired in December 2025. After the 2026 Headlee rollback, the renewed rate would be up to 2.8846 mills ($2.8846 per $1,000 of taxable value). It would be levied for four years, December 2026 through December 2029, on all taxable property in the township, including the Village of Lake Orion. The money would fund fire protection and emergency medical services, including Advanced Life Support. The question estimates $8,079,234.79 in the first year. A YES vote approves; a NO vote means it is not levied.
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