Changes to a property tax reform bill passed by the Ohio House last week follow a charter amendment Summit County voters will weigh in on next Tuesday.

The charter amendment would allow Summit County to limit property taxes by capping annual growth to 3%. The amendment is in response to proposed state legislation, House Bill 335, which originally called for repealing all unvoted property taxes, county officials said.

But that legislation changed before it was passed by the House.

“The elimination of inside milage was removed from the bill," said Nick Ciolli, a research analyst at the County Commissioners Association of Ohio.

Instead, the new version puts an inflationary cap on the growth of unvoted property taxes. That was inspired by Summit County’s amendment, according to Cheryl

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