Bay City Public Schools operating millage approved by voters

BAY CITY, MI—Of the 29,812 ballots cast by Bay City voters on the matter of the public school operating millage, nearly two-thirds voted yes.The measure is one that effectively rubber-stamps the process of normal district operations and allows the district to utilize specifically designated taxes for the next 20 years at the same levy rates that they previously had been.According to documents shared by the Bay City Public School District and the Bay County Clerk's Office, the proposal will 'allow the district to continue to levy the statutory rate, not to exceed 18 mills, on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its full revenue per pupil foundation allowance and restores millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963.