The levy is expected to collect $3 million a year and cost $79 for each $100,000 of appraised home value.
Chief John Terrill said levy passage will allow the department to add three officers, one a year over the next three years. Also, the department in cooperation with Springboro City Schools will place a full-time school resource officer at Five Points Elementary in the township.
Bellbrook’s 2.2-mill levy for public safety services passed by a vote of 60% to 40%, according to final, unofficial results from the Greene County Board of Elections.
The levy is expected to raise $610,000 a year and will cost $77 for each $100,000 of appraised home value.
Levy passage will maintain service levels and personnel because the city has been subsidizing $600,000 from its general fund to cover deficits of $420,000 for police and $190,000 for fire and EMS, City Manager Rob Schommer has said.
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