In this year’s November 2^nd general election, Ohio voters will see 53 county-wide health and human services levies in 47 different counties on their ballots. These HHS levies would fund a number of programs, including services for seniors, Ohioans with developmental disabilities, mental health and addiction recovery services, and children’s services, in addition to operations and programs of county health districts and overall health and human services.

Ohio voters will see 53 county-wide health and human services levies in 47 different counties on their ballots.

Seven of the 53 county levies request funding for multi-county Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Boards. Twelve levies seek funding for county health districts, and 16 levies would fund services and facilities for seniors.

Most of the levies on ballots this fall seek a continuation of existing funding, with 32 proposed renewal levies, and six proposed renewals with an increase. Brown, Clinton, Guernsey, Lorain, Medina, Preble and Vinton Counties all have two health and human service related levies on their ballots this fall, and Morrow County has three.

Proposed property tax levies across the state use mills, or millage rates, to represent the amount each homeowner would pay for the levy. The millage rate for a levy is the amount of tax per $1,000 of a property’s assessed value. For example, a 1 mill levy would result in a homeowner paying $1.00 for every $1,000 of their property’s assessed value.

Be sure to visit your county Board of Election website using the directory on the Secretary of State’s website to find your full sample ballot.

There are many more local city, township and school district levies on ballots across the state. Be sure to visit your county Board of Election website using the directory on the Secretary of State’s website to find your full sample ballot.

Community Solutions will keep an eye on election results and release an update on how these levies fared. Don’t miss your opportunity to vote on these important issues!

County	Levy Category	Type of Request	Rate Requested	Levy Period
Adams	Children's Services	Additional	1 mill	5 years
Ashland	Human and Social Services	Additional	2 mills	5 years
Athens	Senior Services	Renewal	0.75 mills	5 years
Athens, Hocking and Vinton Counties	Mental Health & Recovery	Renewal	1 mill	10 years
Belmont	Senior Services	Renewal	1 mill	5 years
Brown	Senior Services	Renewal	0.8 mills	5 years
Brown	Health District	Additional	0.5 mills	5 years
Carroll	County Home	Replacement	1.4 mills	5 years
Champaign	Health District	Renewal	0.4 mills	5 years
Champaign and Logan Counties	Mental Health & Recovery	Replacement	0.7 mills	5 years
Clark	Health District	Replacement	1 mill	5 years
Clinton	Health District	Renewal	0.5 mills	5 years
Clinton	Senior Services	Renewal and Increase	2.35 mills	5 years
Clinton and Warren Counties	Mental Health & Recovery	Renewal	1 mill	5 years
Miami, Darke and Shelby Counties	Mental Health & Recovery	Renewal	0.6 mills	5 years
Defiance, Williams, Fulton and Henry Counties	Mental Health & Recovery	Renewal	0.7 mills	5 years
Delaware	Developmental Disabilities	Renewal and Decrease	2 mills	5 years
Delaware and Morrow Counties	Mental Health & Recovery	Renewal and Increase	1.5 mills	5 years
Erie	Health District	Renewal	0.2 mills	5 years
Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Pike and Ross Counties	Mental Health & Recovery	Renewal	1 mill	10 years
Gallia	Health District	Replacement	0.5 mills	10 years
Guernsey	Public Health	Renewal	0.5 mills	6 years
Guernsey	Public Health	Renewal	0.5 mills	10 years
Hamilton	Children's Services	Renewal and Increase	4.51 mills	5 years
Hancock	Senior Services	Renewal	1.2 mills	5 years
Henry	Public Health	Renewal	1.2 mills	5 years
Hocking	Senior Services	Renewal	0.5 mills	5 years
Knox	Senior Services	Renewal	0.79 mills	5 years
Lorain	Health District	Renewal	0.5 mills	5 years
Lorain	Public Health	Renewal with Decrease	0.06 mills	5 years
Mahoning	Developmental Disabilities	Renewal	2 mills	5 years
Medina	County Home	Renewal and Increase	0.275 mills	5 years
Medina	Health District	Renewal and Increase	0.85 mills	10 years
Meigs	Developmental Disabilities	Renewal	2 mills	5 years
Montgomery	Health and Human or Social Services	Renewal	8.21 mills	8 years
Morgan	Public Health	Additional	0.75 mills	10 years
Morrow	Senior Services	Renewal	0.5 mills	5 years
Morrow	Developmental Disabilities	Renewal and Increase	4.5 mills	Continuous
Muskingum	Senior Services	Renewal	0.5 mills	5 years
Noble	Senior Services	Renewal	0.4 mills	5 years
Paulding	Public Health	Renewal	0.5 mills	10 years
Pickaway	Senior Services	Renewal	0.75 mills	5 years
Pike	Health District	Additional	1 mill	10 years
Preble	Senior Services	Replacement and Increase	1.5 mills	5 years
Preble	Health District	Renewal	0.3 mills	5 years
Ross	Health District	Renewal	1 mill	5 years
Scioto	Senior Services	Renewal	0.2 mills	5 years
Union	Health District	Replacement	0.5 mills	10 years
Vinton	Senior Citizens	Renewal	0.05 mills	5 years
Vinton	Public Health	Replacement	1 mill	5 years
Warren	Senior Citizens	Renewal	1.21 mills	5 years
Wood	Senior Citizens	Renewal	0.7 mills	5 years