Public Safety Millage Proposal
Gibraltar · Wayne County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the City of Gibraltar, County of Wayne, Michigan, be authorized to levy a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed 3.5 mills ($3.50 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) on all taxable real and personal property in the City, for a period of five (5) years, 2027 through 2031, inclusive, for the purpose of funding police, fire, and emergency (public safety) services, including related personnel, benefits, equipment, apparatus, and capital replacement? If approved and levied in full, this millage is estimated to raise approximately $672,281.68 for the City in the first calendar year of the levy (2027). A portion of the revenue collected may be captured by and disbursed to the City of Gibraltar Downtown Development Authority.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Gibraltar voters are asked whether to authorize a new additional millage of up to 3.5 mills ($3.50 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) on all taxable property in the city. It would be levied for five years, 2027 through 2031 inclusive, to fund police, fire and emergency (public safety) services. Those costs include personnel, benefits, equipment, apparatus and capital replacement. If fully levied, approximately $672,281.68 is estimated for the city in 2027, the first calendar year. A portion may be captured for the City of Gibraltar Downtown Development Authority. A yes vote approves the millage; a no vote rejects it.
Official ballot arguments
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