MOISD Special Ed Millage Renewal – Mecosta-Osceloa Intermediate School District Special Education Millage Renewal Proposal

Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District Special Education Millage Renewal

Vote Tuesday

MAY 6, 2025

On May 6, 2025, voters residing within the MOISD service region will be asked to consider a renewal of the Special Education Millage that supports special education services across local school districts. This website offers official, factual information about the proposal—what it would fund, how it would benefit local schools, and how it would impact taxpayers.

For more information on when and where to vote, please visit https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us

This proposal will allow the intermediate school district to continue to levy the current mills for special education.

Special Education Millage Renewal - Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Just the Facts for Community Members

Special Education Millage Renewal - No Millage Increase

This is a renewal of a special education millage that was originally approved by the voters who live within the MOISD service region in May 2007. It was renewed again in November 2015. Originally 1 full mill, it has been reduced by the Headlee Amendment to .9850 mills. This is not a millage increase but a continuation of a tax voters have been paying since 2007.

Ballot Language

MECOSTA-OSCEOLA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL

This proposal will allow the intermediate school district to continue to levy the current level of mills for special education.

Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of .9850 mill ($0.9850 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District, Michigan, to provide funds for the education of students with a disability, be renewed for a period of 10 years, 2027 through 2036, inclusive; the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $3,176,055 from local property taxes authorized herein (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2026 tax levy)?

When and Where To Vote

For more information about when and where to vote, please visit https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us

Cost To Homeowner

For a person who owns a home with a taxable value of $100,000, the millage represents a tax of about $98.50 per year or $8.20 per month or 27 cents per day.

If The Millage Renewal Is Approved

The money generated by this millage can only be spent on special education services provided to students with an IEP (Individualized Education Plan). Of the funds generated by the millage, 85% is used by the local school districts for costs that exceed the special education reimbursement they receive from the state. The other 15% is used by MOISD for special education transportation of local district students who attend the Education Center in Big Rapids and other satellite special education programs.

If The Millage Renewal Is Not Approved

Without these funds, local districts would need to cover all unreimbursed special education expenditures from their general fund and MOISD would need to cover all unreimbursed special education transportation expenditures from its special education fund.