VOTE411 Voter Guide

Shall the Rogers City Area Ambulance Service Authority levy a new ad valorem tax of not more than .25 mill ($.25 per $1,000 of taxable value) within the limits of the Rogers City Area Ambulance Service Authority for the purposes of providing funds for the operation, maintenance and support of ambulance and emergency medical services within the Authority's Jurisdiction for the Rogers City Area Ambulance Service Authority and its provision of emergency medical services as authorized by Section 12 of Act 57 of the Public Acts of 1988, as amended, being MCL 124.612 and shall the Authority levy such millage for said purpose for the years of 2026 through 2029 inclusive (a four year period beginning with the tax levy on 12/01/2026 and ending with the tax levy on 12/01/2029). Funds raised by this millage shall be used for ambulance operations and services, including but not limited to the purchase, lease, replacement, maintenance, and equipping of ambulances, emergency vehicles, and mobile medical equipment; and the payment of administrative, personnel, training and operational expenses necessary to provide emergency medical response and transport services. The proposed millage is a new additional millage.It is estimated that .25 mill would generate revenue in the amount of $177,171 in the first year. The proposed millage is a new millage. By law, the Rogers City Downtown Development Authority will receive a portion of the millage collected from the Rogers City Downtown Development Authority District only. The Rogers City Area Ambulance Services Authority's millage is subject to tax capture. Tax capture laws are statewide laws that have an effect on many voted millages. This tax capture only affects properties that are within the portion of the City of Rogers City that belong to the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) district. It has no effect on properties outside of the DDA district's boundaries. Tax capture authorities capture the "growth" on properties in their districts. This means that the Rogers City Area Ambulance Service Authority continues to recieve taxes on the original value of the property in the DDA district, but the "growth" portion goes to the DDA. The amount of such capture is estimated to be $1133 in the first year of the levy. This is required by state law.