The Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities has requested a levy be put on the May 2026 ballot to improve its financial situation. Board Superintendent Lee Ann Emmons presented the proposal to county commissioners Tuesday.

The agency declared a fiscal emergency in September after projecting a $13.3 million spending deficit for 2026.

The Board of Developmental Disabilities supports more than 4,000 Butler County residents, including more than half who are infants, young children or school-age children, by providing or connecting them with services to help them live and work in their communities.

Emmons told commissioners the agency's revenue has remained stagnant for more than two decades. The board currently is funded by a 2-mill continuing levy, passed in Butler County in 2000

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