The Grand Rapids Press
HOLLAND, MI -- Holland voters are being asked to approve a a proposal on the Nov. 4 election ballot to override tax collecting limits set by decades-old legislation.
Holland leaders say the Headlee Override is necessary to make sure city services can be maintained at current levels in future years.
City leaders say they have no intention of raising the city’s millage rate.
The 1978 Headlee Amendment requires a local government to reduce its millage when annual growth on existing property is greater than the rate of inflation. A Headlee override vote returns the millage to the amount originally authorized.
If voters approve the ballot proposal, it would authorize the city to restore the maximum-allowable millage charge, as set by city charter, to 17.5 mills.
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