Rochester Community Schools to seek Operating Millage Renewal in August Election

The Rochester Community Schools Board of Education has approved a resolution calling for an election for operating millage renewal. The district’s operating property tax millage is set to expire at on December 31, 2014. Under the school aid funding formula set by Proposal A in 1994, the State of Michigan assumes that the district collects 18 mills ($18 of taxes for every $1,000 of taxable value) on non-primary residency. Non-primary residency property (formerly known as “non-homestead property”) … [Read more...]