ALCS Urges Action on HB96 Overrides

July 18, 2025

Dear Avon Lake City Schools Community,

I hope that you are having a fun and relaxing summer. The purpose of this message is to update the community on forthcoming actions by the Ohio General Assembly which have the potential to threaten the financial and educational stability of the Avon Lake City Schools and public schools across the State of Ohio. The Ohio House is scheduled to reconvene on Monday, July 21, 2025, for a vote to override Governor DeWine’s vetoes of Items 55, 65, and 66 in the state budget bill (HB 96), with the Ohio Senate to follow. A vote to override any of these three items would have immediate and significant consequences for the district. These provisions would undermine local control of our schools and threaten the current stable financial footing of the district in several ways:

• ALCS is already at what’s considered to be the 20-mill floor, meaning that the district is unable to benefit from natural property valuation growth through reappraisal. An override of Items 65 and 66 would remove protection under the 20-mill floor and leave the district without any way to respond to inflationary costs.
  
  
• New levy restrictions may force the district to place new levies on the ballot more frequently, placing an unfair and unsustainable financial burden on the community.

With voter support, the district now finds itself on more stable financial footing—but just barely. It is imperative that we preserve every dollar possible for our students.

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Your voice can make a difference by helping our state legislators recognize the severe impact any veto override will have on the ability of the district to maintain the current level of educational services provided to our students. We respectfully ask that you contact the elected officials below and urge them to Vote NO on override motions for Items 55, 65, and 66 in HB 96.

Senator Nathan H. Manning

nathan.manning@ohiosenate.gov

Ohio Senate District 13

614.644.7613

Senate Building

1 Capitol Square

Ground Floor 039

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Representative Joseph A. Miller III

joe.miller@ohiohouse.gov

614.466.5141

77 South High Street

10th Floor

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Representative Gayle Manning

Gayle.manning@ohiohouse.gov

614.644.5076

77 South High Street

14th Floor

Columbus, Ohio 43215

To help make the process of contacting your state legislators simpler, please consider using the call and email templates below.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter, for becoming informed about the impact of proposed changes to the state budget, and your unwavering commitment to helping the Avon Lake City Schools continue to provide an ALite education to our students.

Sincerely,

Joelle M. Magyar
Superintendent of Schools

Good [morning/afternoon],

My name is [your name], and I’m a proud supporter of Avon Lake City Schools.

I’m calling to urge Senator/Representative Manning / Miller to vote NO on the override motions for Items 55, 65, and 66 in House Bill 96.

Upholding the Governor’s vetoes:

• Enables the Avon Lake City Schools to maintain stable funding for educational services and programs for our students.
  
• Affirms local control over funding for our schools by Avon Lake voters, not Columbus.
  
  

Please protect our schools and taxpayers by opposing the veto overrides. Thank you.

Subject: Vote NO on HB96 Overrides – Protect Avon Lake Students & Taxpayers

Dear Senator Manning / Representative Manning/Miller,

As a constituent and proud Avon Lake City Schools supporter, I respectfully ask you to uphold Governor DeWine’s vetoes of Items 55, 65, and 66 in House Bill 96 on Monday, July 21.

• Item 55: Ensures millage approved by voters is honored.
• Item 65: Preserves the 20-mill floor to prevent the ALCS from being forced into repeated levy cycles.
• Item 66: Retains replacement and fixed-sum levies allowing communities to renew funding without raising taxes.
  
  

Avon Lake City Schools rely on predictable revenue to provide high-quality educational programming and services. Overriding these vetoes will destabilize budgets and shift additional costs to our taxpayers.

Please stand with our Avon Lake students and community by voting NO on all override motions.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Address]

Show your support for the Avon Lake City Schools by sharing this important information with family and friends in the community! Together, our voices can make an impact and ensure a final state budget that enables the district to provide our students an ALite education!

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

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