What proposals are on Oakland County’s 2026 general election ballot? Here’s the list.

What to know:

Oakland County voters will decide on statewide, countywide, local, and school-related proposals in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

Statewide Proposal 1 asks whether to convene a constitutional convention; Proposal 2 would restrict campaign contributions from certain utilities and government contractors and broaden political-ad disclosure rules.

Countywide measures would renew a property-tax levy supporting the Detroit Zoo and create a 10-year levy for historical museums in Oakland and Wayne counties.

Local ballots vary by community, with proposals covering services and facilities such as police, fire, libraries, parks, roads, and schools—including millages, bonds, charter changes, and property sales.

In addition to choosing Michigan’s next governor, senator, and other local officials, voters will decide on several proposals in the November 2026 general election.

Voters in Oakland County will see countywide proposals as well as city, township and school district-specific proposals.

Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Statewide proposals

Two proposals will appear on the November ballot for all Michigan voters. Proposal 1 asks voters to decide whether to rewrite Michigan’s Constitution. Proposal 2 asks voters to decide whether to restrict funding for political campaigns.

Here’s how the proposals will look on the ballot:

Proposal 2026-1

A proposal to convene a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting a general revision of the state constitution

A proposal to convene a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting a general revision of the state constitution Shall a convention of elected delegates be convened in 2027 to draft a general revision of the State Constitution for presentation to the state’s voters for their approval or rejection?

Proposal 2026-2

A proposed initiated law to prohibit campaign contributions from certain regulated utilities and government contractors and apply campaign finance laws and regulations to additional types of political communications

The proposal would:

Prohibit regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to these utilities/contractors from making direct or indirect campaign contributions to those who run for or hold offices that impact them.

Expand laws regulating spending on political communications, including those requiring disclosing donor information, to apply to communications clearly identifying candidates or ballot questions, even if they do not expressly advocate voting for/against them.

Expressly apply the law requiring disclosure of who paid for political communications to internet political communications.

Should this proposal be adopted?

Countywide proposals

Two additional proposals will appear on the ballot for Oakland County voters. One is a millage proposal to support the Detroit Zoo, and the other is a millage proposal to support multiple museums across Oakland and Wayne counties.

Here’s how the proposals will look on the ballot:

Oakland County Zoological Authority

Renewal of Oakland County Zoological Authority Millage in Support of the Detroit Zoo

In 2008 and 2016, pursuant to Public Act 49 of 2008, Oakland County voters renewed a 10-year property tax millage to fund zoological services through the Oakland County Zoological Authority, supporting animal care for more than 2,000 animals and 200 species, educational and senior programs, and facility maintenance at the Detroit Zoo.

To continue providing these services, the Authority seeks to renew and restore the millage to the original voter-approved rate of 0.10 mill (10 cents per $1,000 of taxable value). This proposal would renew the millage at 0.0927 mill and restore the remaining 0.0073 mill that was reduced due to required rollback, for a total authorized rate of 0.10 mill on taxable real and personal property for ten (10) years.

If approved, the millage rate would be unchanged from those approved by voters in 2008 and 2016. Funds will be disbursed to the Authority and transferred to the Detroit Zoo as permitted by law. All funds are subject to annual independent audits. It is estimated that $8,831,012 will be collected in the first year.

Ballot Question: Do you approve the renewal and restoration of the levy of 0.10 mill on all taxable property in Oakland County for a period of ten (10) years, from 2028 through 2037?

Southeast Michigan Public Historical Museum Authority

Millage Proposal

The Southeast Michigan Public Historical Museum Authority (“Authority”) is a joint authority established by Wayne and Oakland Counties (“Counties”) pursuant to Michigan Public Act 321 of the Public Acts of 2000, as amended, and was formed to support the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit Historical Museum, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and other public historical museums located in Wayne and Oakland Counties (“Historical Museums”) that provide historical museum services for students, residents and visitors of the Counties. The law allows the Authority to seek authorization from the electors in each of the Counties to levy a tax of 0.2 mill (20 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) on taxable property to provide revenue for Historical Museums.

It is estimated that if approved and levied, this new millage on all taxable property located within Oakland County would generate approximately $17,733,800 in 2026.

In addition to supporting the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit Historical Museum, and Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 15% of revenues received by the Authority from taxable property in Oakland County, after Authority administrative expenses, will be disbursed to the County of Oakland for the purposes of supporting Historical Museums in Oakland County.

Shall a 0.2 mill tax on all taxable property located within Oakland County be imposed by the Authority for a period of ten (10) years, being years 2026 through 2035, inclusive, to provide historical museum services for the benefit of the residents of the Counties?

Local proposals

In addition to the statewide and countywide proposals, voters in some Oakland County cities and townships will see more proposals. Depending on where voters are located, there will also be school district millage proposals for voters to decide on.

Here’s a look at what those proposals will look like on the ballot:

Bloomfield Hills

Library Millage Replacement

Shall the City of Bloomfield Hills be authorized to renew the existing library millage of .52 mills per year (as reduced by required millage rollbacks) due to expire in 2026, with a renewed library millage of up to .52 mills ($.52 per $1,000.00 taxable value) a year for a period of six years commencing with the July 2027 levy and raising approximately $440,405 in the first year, for the purposes of funding a library contract with Baldwin Public Library of Birmingham, Michigan, to provide library services for the residents of the City of Bloomfield Hills and the employers and employees of businesses located in the City of Bloomfield Hills, which library services would include full library privileges to the Baldwin Public Library, including borrowing privileges and all other services of the Baldwin Public Library, on the same basis as such services are available to the residents of the City of Birmingham and the employers and employees of businesses located in the City of Birmingham?

Clarkston

Police, Fire, and Emergency Response Millage Proposal

Shall the city be authorized to increase the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within the City of the Village of Clarkston, Oakland County, by the amount of 7.0 mills ($7.00 per $1,000 of taxable value of property in the City) for the period of July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2031, inclusive, to fund a continuation of police protection, fire fighting, fire protection, and emergency response services; it is estimated that approval of this proposal would result in a new authorization to collect a total of $ 457,116 in the first year for the stated purposes.

Clawson

City of Clawson Property Disposition Proposal 26-1

Shall the City Council of the City of Clawson, Oakland County, Michigan, be granted the authority and approval from the City of Clawson voters to sell or dispose of real property described as follows:

121 Renshaw Ave, Clawson, MI 48017, more particularly described as:

Tax Parcel I.D. #’s: 25-03-103-004, 25-03-103-005, 25-03-103-006, 25-03-103-013, 25-03-103-014, and 25-03-107-035;

and that the proceeds from such sale or disposition of the real property described above be approved for use on the sustainment and improvement of senior services in the City of Clawson?

Explanatory Statement

The Renshaw Senior Apartments, located at 121 Renshaw Avenue, is a 15-unit residential building owned and operated by the City of Clawson. Under the City Charter, City-owned property valued above the charter threshold cannot be sold without the approval of a majority of electors voting on the question at a City election.

This proposal asks voters whether the City Council may sell or otherwise dispose of the Renshaw property. If approved, the proceeds of any sale would be directed toward the sustainment and improvement of senior services in the City of Clawson. Approval would authorize, but would not by itself complete, a sale; the City Council would still determine the terms, process, and timeline of any disposition, including arrangements affecting current residents.

A “YES” vote grants the City Council the authority to sell or dispose of the Renshaw property, with proceeds dedicated to senior services.

A “NO” vote denies that authority, and the City would retain ownership and continue to operate the property.

Ferndale

Charter Amendment 1

Shall the City of Ferndale, Charter, Chapter IV, Registration, Nomination and Election, Section 5, Resignation of Commissioner [Council member], be deleted and repealed?

Charter Amendment 2

Shall the City of Ferndale, Charter, Chapter III, Vacancies In Elective Offices, be amended to so provide?

Lathrup Village

Lathrup Village Library Services Millage Proposal

Shall the City of Lathrup Village, Oakland County, Michigan, be authorized to levy a new millage of 1.0 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), for a period of five (5) years, 2027 through 2031 inclusive, with the revenue to be used exclusively to fund the City’s library services contract? If approved and levied in full, this millage is estimated to generate approximately $175,000 in the first calendar year of the levy. This millage would be subject to reduction as required by law, including the Headlee Amendment.

Novi

Capital Improvements Millage

Shall Section 9.1 of the Novi City Charter be amended to authorize a millage for capital improvements and capital projects, including, but not limited to, parks and facilities, land acquisition, pathways, and apparatus (such as fire trucks, heavy equipment), with such funds not to be used for operations or payroll, in the amount of 1.0 mills (being $1 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of 10 years, starting with the July 2027 levy and resulting in the authorization to collect an estimated $5,412,997 in the first year if approved and levied, to replace an expiring capital improvements millage?

Orchard Lake

Proposed Ballot Questions

I. May the City of Orchard Lake Village sell the city owned vacant parcel of land located at 4039 Pontiac Trail, Parcel ID 18-15-428- 017?

Pontiac

Road and Road Facilities Bond Proposal

Shall the City of Pontiac, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the principal sum of not to exceed Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000), and issue its unlimited tax general obligation bonds in one or more series, payable in not more than thirty (30) years from the date of issuance of each series, for the purpose of paying all or part of the costs of constructing, acquiring, furnishing, and equipping road and related improvements throughout the City, including but not limited to reconstructing, resurfacing, rehabilitating, and otherwise improving existing streets, including pavement, base, and subbase work; constructing, reconstructing, and improving sidewalks, curb ramps, curbs and gutters, and driveway approaches; constructing, acquiring, furnishing, and improving storm sewers, stormwater drainage, and related facilities; constructing, acquiring, furnishing, and improving street lighting; constructing, acquiring, furnishing, and improving traffic signals, traffic-control devices, signs, and pavement markings; constructing, acquiring, furnishing, and improving related facilities, including the water supply and sewage disposal system as necessary; and paying costs necessary or incidental to the improvements including interests in land, easements, necessary rights-ofway, appurtenances and attachments thereto and paying the costs of issuance incidental to the issuance of the bonds? If approved, the estimated millage to be levied in 2027 is 3.360 mills ($3.36 per $1,000 of taxable value) and the estimated simple average annual millage rate required to retire the bonds is 2.400 mills ($2.40 per $1,000 of taxable value).

Royal Oak

Charter Amendment for Renewal of Parks, Forestry, Recreation, Playgrounds and Animal Shelter Millage

Shall the City Charter of the City of Royal Oak be amended to renew the levy of Seven Tenths (0.70) of a mill per year for five (5) years, for the purpose of providing funds for parks, recreation and playgrounds, including animal shelter purposes, beginning in 2027? If approved, it is estimated that 0.70 mill would raise approximately $2,925,250 when first levied in 2027.

Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?

Proposed Senior Services Millage Renewal

Shall the increased limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in City of Royal Oak of Two Tenths (0.20) of a mill per year be renewed for five (5) years, 2027 to 2031, inclusive, for the sole purpose of providing funding for services, activities, and programs for “older persons” pursuant to the authority provided by Act 39 of PA 1976, specifically MCL 400.576? This levy constitutes a renewal of authority to levy a millage which expires with the 2026 levy. If approved, it is estimated that 0.20 mill would raise approximately $835,664 when first levied in 2027.

Shall the proposal be adopted?

Bloomfield Township

Township Facilities Bond Proposal

Shall the Charter Township of Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan, borrow an amount not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds in one or more series for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, furnishing and equipping Township Facilities, including (1) a Fire Station and (2) a Township Police Department building, and conducting all other site work as necessary or advisable, purchasing equipment, and appurtenances necessary or incidental to these projects?

The maximum number of years each series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is 20 years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year that the levy is authorized is 0.2350 mills (which is equal to $0.2350 per $1,000 of taxable value of real and personal property in the Township); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire the bonds is 0.4380 mills.

Brandon Township

Police Services Renewal Millage

Shall the Charter Township of Brandon be authorized to levy up to 3.9509 mills for a period of eight (8) years, 2027 through 2035, inclusive, to finance police protection services? This proposal, if passed, will renew the previously authorized millage adopted in November 2018, as rolled back by the Headlee Amendment, and expiring in December 2026. Approval of this proposal would permit a tax of up to $3.95 per $1,000.00 of taxable value on all taxable property in the township. It is estimated that this proposal, if adopted and levied, will result in authorization to collect up to $3,228,587 in the first year.

Commerce Township

Commerce Township Pathway Bond & Millage

For the purpose of acquiring and constructing one or more paved non-motorized pathways within the Charter Township of Commerce and the Village of Wolverine Lake as described in the Township’s and Village’s Parks and Recreation Master Plans, including their design and other related improvements, shall the Charter Township of Commerce, Oakland County, Michigan borrow a principal amount not to exceed $18.6 Million dollars and issue Unlimited Tax General Obligation bonds for all or a portion of that amount in one or more series payable over not to exceed 10 years from the date of issue?

The estimated new millage to be levied in the first year of the levy is 0.5986 mill ($0.5986 per $1,000 of taxable value) and the estimated simple average annual millage rate required to retire the bonds over 10 years is 0.5989 mill ($0.5989 per $1,000 of taxable value).

Highland Township

Township Fire Department Millage

This is a proposal to renew the 1.85 fire millage and increase the millage by 0.47 to support fire department operations, which provide emergency fire and medical services to the community. The 1.85 millage would collect an estimated $2,178,354 in the first year of levy. The proposed 0.47 millage increase would result in an average of $67 increase in property taxes per the 8,247 parcels in the township, for an additional collection of an estimated $553,420 in the first year of levy.

Shall the Charter Township of Highland be authorized to renew the expiring voted 1.85 mills ($1.85 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced by the required millage rollbacks, for fire and emergency medical services, and impose an increase of up to .0.47 mills ($0.47 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a total levy of 2.32 mills ($2.32 per $1,000 of taxable value), as an increase in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for six (6) years, 2027 through 2032, inclusive, collecting an estimated $2,731,774 total in the first year of the levy? A small portion of the funds collected from only the 605 DDA properties will be distributed to the Highland Downtown Development Authority to support business and economic development.

Independence Township

The Charter Township of Independence Police Operating Millage

Shall the expired Police Operating Millage, which at the time of expiration in December 2025 had been reduced by the required millage rollbacks to 2.8282 mills ($2.82 per $1,000 of taxable value), be replaced by a new additional millage of up to 3.2 mills ($3.20 per $1,000 of taxable value), for a period of four (4) years, starting December 2026 through December 2029, inclusive, for the purpose of continuing to provide police protection and law enforcement services within the Township, which may include funding for related operating, personnel, capital expenditures and School Resource Officers?

If approved and levied in full, this millage would raise an estimated $7,781,495.86 in the first year of levy. As required and determined by law, a small portion of the total millage revenue will be captured and disbursed to the Independence Township Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Corridor Improvement Authority (CIA). The total capture by the DDA and CIA is collected solely from properties located within the DDA and CIA boundaries, respectively.

Lyon Township

Charter Township of Lyon Library Millage Proposal

Shall the Charter Township of Lyon, Oakland County, Michigan, be authorized to levy annually a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed 1.1 mills ($1.10 per each $1,000 of taxable value), against all taxable property in the Township for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 through 2035, inclusive, to provide funds for operating, maintaining, supporting, supplying, and equipping the Lyon Township Public Library and for all other library purposes authorized by law? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect if the millage is approved and levied in the first year of levy (2026) is approximately $2,560,000. The revenue from this millage levy will be disbursed to the Lyon Township Public Library.

Oakland Township

Oakland Township Parks and Recreation Millage Renewal

Shall the Charter Township of Oakland be authorized to renew the current Headlee reduced levy of up to 0.6809 of one mill for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the December 2027 levy for the purpose of providing funds to be used for the support of parks and recreation within the Oakland Township; including for the management, maintenance, acquisition, operation and improvement of Oakland Township parks, recreation areas, park trails, facilities, programs, recreation, and services; and to acquire new park land for Oakland Township?

Approval of this proposal would renew the tax limitation levy of 0.6809 mills on all taxable property in Oakland Township. Approval of this proposal would authorize the levy of approximately $0.6809 per $1,000 of taxable property in the Township. It is estimated that this proposal would result in the authorization to collect up to $1,462,309 in the first year if approved and levied in full.

Oakland Township Safety Path Millage Renewal

Shall the Charter Township of Oakland be authorized to renew the previously approved safety path millage, which was approved by the voters in 2016 at 0.17 mills, at its rolled-back rate of up to 0.1580 mills for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the December 2027 levy and continuing through the December 2036 levy, inclusive, to provide funds for the construction and maintenance of a network of safety paths, trails, and boardwalks to provide healthy recreational opportunities and safe routes to schools, parks, and neighborhoods in the Township, and for the acquisition of property and right-of-way for such purposes?

Approval of this proposal would authorize the Township to levy up to 0.1580 mills, which is approximately $0.1580 per $1,000 of taxable value, on all taxable property in the Township. This proposal is estimated to raise $351,302.00 in the first year the millage is authorized and levied. Revenue from the millage will be disbursed to the Charter Township of Oakland.

Orion Township

Charter Township of Orion Expired Police Operating Millage

In 2020, Charter Township of Orion voters approved a police operating millage of 3.5000 mills ($3.50 per $1,000 of taxable value). After required millage rollbacks, the millage was reduced to 3.4113 mills ($3.4113 per $1,000 of taxable value) when it expired in December 2025. After applying the 2026 rollback, the millage has been reduced to 3.3761 mills ($3.3761 per $1,000 of taxable value). Shall the expired millage be replaced by this new millage to continue and renew at the 2026 rolled back rate of up to 3.3761 mills ($3.3761 per $1,000 of taxable value), to be levied for four (4) years, beginning December 2026 through December 2029, inclusive, on all taxable property within the Charter Township of Orion, excluding taxable property within the Village of Lake Orion, for the purpose of continuing to provide police protection and law enforcement services within the Township, including related operating, personnel and capital expenditures?

If approved and levied in full, this millage is estimated to raise approximately $8,753,504.65 in the first year of the levy. As required by Michigan law, a small portion of the total millage revenue may be captured and disbursed to the following local units of government authorized to receive tax increment revenues: the Orion Township Corridor Improvement Authority and the Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. The amount disbursed to these authorities is required by law and is collected solely from properties located within the authorities’ boundaries.

Proposal 1 – Charter Township of Orion Expired Fire and Emergency Medical Services Operating Millage

In 2020, Charter Township of Orion voters approved a fire and emergency medical services operating millage of 3.0000 mills ($3.00 per $1,000 of taxable value). After required millage rollbacks, the millage was reduced to 2.9164 mills ($2.9164 per $1,000 of taxable value) when it expired in December 2025. After applying the 2026 Headlee roll back, a renewed millage would be reduced to 2.8846 mills ($2.8846 per $1,000 of taxable value). Shall the expired millage be replaced by this new millage to continue and renew at the 2026 rolled back rate of up to 2.8846 mills ($2.8846 per $1,000 of taxable value) to be levied for four (4) years, beginning December 2026 through December 2029, inclusive, on all taxable property within the Charter Township of Orion, including the Village of Lake Orion, for the purpose of continuing to provide fire protection and emergency medical services, including Advanced Life Support, and related operations, wages, benefits, equipment, facilities, and other capital expenditures?

If approved and levied in full, this millage is estimated to raise approximately $8,079,234.79 in the first year of the levy. As required by Michigan law, a small portion of the total millage revenue may be captured and disbursed to the following local units of government authorized to receive tax increment revenues: the Village of Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority, the Orion Township Corridor Improvement Authority, and the Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. The amount disbursed to these authorities is required by law and is collected solely from properties located within the authorities’ boundaries.

Proposal 2 – Charter Township of Orion New Fire and Emergency Medical Services Capital Improvement and Staffing Millage

Shall the Charter Township of Orion be authorized to levy a new additional millage of up to .4000 mills ($0.40 per $1,000 of taxable value) on all taxable property within the Charter Township of Orion, including taxable property within the Village of Lake Orion, to be levied for four (4) years, beginning December 2026 and expiring in December 2029, inclusive, for the purpose of increasing fire department and emergency medical service (EMS) staffing, including wages and benefits, improving emergency response capability, and funding capital needs, including fire apparatus, equipment and station improvements?

If approved and levied in full, this millage is estimated to raise approximately $1,119,907.94 in the first year of the levy. As required by Michigan law, a small portion of the total millage revenue may be captured and disbursed to the following local units of government authorized to receive tax increment revenues: the Village of Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority, the Orion Township Corridor Improvement Authority, and the Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. The amount disbursed to these authorities is required by law and is collected solely from properties located within the authorities’ boundaries.

Orion Township Public Library Improvement Bond Proposal

Shall the Charter Township of Orion, County of Oakland, Michigan, borrow the principal sum of not to exceed Thirteen Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($13,300,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, payable in not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date of issuance, to pay the cost of constructing, furnishing and equipping additions, renovations, and improvements to the Orion Township Public Library facility to support children’s programming and resources, community gathering and learning spaces, technology upgrades and infrastructure, accessibility improvements, and other library facility enhancements and related site improvements?

The estimated millage to be levied in 2027 is 0.3116 mill ($0.31 per $1,000 of taxable value) and the estimated simple average annual millage rate required to retire the bonds is 0.3117 mill ($0.31 per $1,000 of taxable value).

Waterford Township

Charter Township of Waterford Renewal of Fire Operating Millage #2

Shall the existing authorized Fire Operating Millage #2 originally approved by voters in 1986, be renewed at the current 0.8822 mills ($0.8822 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) upon taxable real property and personal property within the Township of Waterford for the period of ten (10) years, 2026 through 2035, thereby generating in the first year an estimated $2,994,579.65 to be used for the cost of staffing, maintenance and operation of the Fire Department for Waterford Residents only?

Charter Township of Waterford Renewal of Police Operating Millage #2

Shall the existing authorized Police Operating Millage #2 originally approved by voters in 1986, be renewed at the current 1.3352 mills ($1.3352 per $1000.00 of taxable value) upon taxable real and personal property within the Charter Township of Waterford for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 through 2035, thereby generating in the first year an estimated $4,532,219.12 to be used for the cost of staffing, maintenance and operation of the police department?

Mott Community College

Millage Renewal Proposition

Shall the previously voter approved increases in the limitation on the amount of taxes that may be levied by Charles Stewart Mott Community College, Genesee County, Michigan, against all property in the community college district of 0.6410 mill, which has been reduced to 0.6152 mill by operation of the Headlee Amendment, be renewed at the current mill ($0.6152 per $1,000 of taxable value of real and tangible personal property) and levied for 10 years, 2028 to 2037, inclusive, to provide funds for community college purposes? If the 0.6152 mill renewal is approved, it is estimated that the College will collect approximately $8.9 million of revenue in the first calendar year it is levied. The proposed millage is a renewal of a previously authorized millage.

Schoolcraft College

Renewal of Schoolcraft College Operating Millage with Continued Headlee Override

To renew the millage passed in 2018 for a ten (10) year period, shall the Schoolcraft Community College District, (consisting of the Clarenceville, Garden City, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth-Canton and part of the Novi public school districts) be authorized to continue levying this millage with Headlee override, which restored the 1986 voter-approved rate of 2.27 mills (about $2.27 per $1,000 of taxable valuation), which shall be assessed for ten (10) more years (2029 through 2038, inclusive), without further reduction by Section 31 of Article IX of the 1963 Michigan State Constitution, for operating purposes of Schoolcraft College. If approved, there would be no change in the current millage rate for the Schoolcraft Community College District. This renewal is estimated to generate $50,760,711 in 2029.

Beverly Hills

Village of Beverly Hills Charter Amendment Public Roads and Streets Millage

A proposal to amend the Village Charter, Section 9.1 to provide allocation of a portion of the general ad valorem tax levy for road improvements. This proposal would not increase or decrease the Village’s authorized maximum tax rate. It would only reallocate 0.75 mills of the existing Village Charter millage for public street and road improvements, maintenance, and construction.

Shall Section 9.1 of the Village of Beverly Hills Village Charter be amended to add subsection e, further dividing the Village’s existing 12.9184-mill general ad valorem tax levy, subject to required rollbacks, to allocate 0.75 mills ($0.75 per $1,000 of taxable value) for public street and road improvements, maintenance, and construction purposes Beginning with the July 2027 levy through the July 2030 levy?

Milford

Charter Amendment Proposal No. 1

Currently, the Village Charter requires contracts exceeding $2,000 to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder through a competitive bidding process. Shall Section 11.2 be amended to remove the older fixed $2,000 threshold, authorize Village Council to establish purchasing and contracting limits by resolution, authorize the appointment of a Purchasing Agent, permit contracts to be awarded based on the bid determined to be most advantageous to the Village, and allow Village Council to authorize certain public improvements or Village work to be performed by Village personnel or departments when permitted by ordinance?

Almont Community Schools

Sinking Fund Millage Proposal

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Almont Community Schools, Lapeer, St. Clair, Macomb and Oakland Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 2 mills ($2.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 4 years, 2026 to 2029, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the construction or repair of school buildings; for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of technology; for the acquisition of eligible trucks and vans used to carry parts, equipment, and personnel for or in the maintenance of school buildings; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used to maintain such trucks and vans; and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2026 is approximately $1,094,871?

Birmingham Public Schools

School Facilities and Safety Improvement Bond Proposal

Shall the Birmingham Public Schools, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Two Hundred Forty Million Dollars ($240,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, for the purpose of paying for the cost of the following projects:

Enhancing school safety and security, including security camera systems, an emergency notification system, emergency radios, backup generators, and fire alarms;

District-wide heating and cooling improvements, playground improvements addressing accessibility for students with disabilities and remodeling, equipping, re-equipping, furnishing, re-furnishing school buildings and other facilities, including the upgrade and expansion of the Midvale Early Childhood Center;

Acquiring and installing instructional technology infrastructure and equipment, including career and technical education equipment, in school buildings and other facilities; and – Erecting and completing additions to and preparing, developing, and improving sites at school buildings and other facilities and the purchase of school buses?

The annual debt millage required to retire all bonds of the School District currently outstanding and proposed pursuant to this Proposal is expected to remain at or below 3.80 mills which is a 0.00 mill increase from the annual debt millage levied in 2026. The maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than twenty (20) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 0.84 mills (which is equal to $0.84 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 1.30 mills annually ($1.30 per $1,000 of taxable value).

(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for teacher, administrator or employee salaries, repair or maintenance costs or other operating expenses.)

Farmington Public School District

School Improvement Bond Proposition

Shall the Farmington Public School District, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Seventy-One Million Dollars ($171,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, to pay the cost of the following projects to create a modern learning environment for students which will accommodate the expansion of the STEAM and Maker Space Programs and for health, safety, security, energy conservation and other purposes:

Remodeling, constructing additions to, equipping, re-equipping, furnishing, re-furnishing school buildings, athletic fields, playgrounds and other facilities;

Acquiring and installing instructional technology infrastructure and equipment in school buildings and other facilities; and

Preparing, developing and improving sites at school buildings, athletic fields, playgrounds and other facilities?

The annual debt millage required to retire all bonds of the School District currently outstanding and proposed pursuant to this ballot is expected to be at or below 3.20 mills which is a 0.00 mill increase from the annual debt millage levied in 2026. The maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than twenty (20) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 0.95 mills (which is equal to $0.95 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 1.32 mills annually ($1.32 per $1,000 of taxable value).

Ferndale Public Schools

Operating Millage Replacement Proposal

This proposal, if approved by the electors, would, replace, restore and extend the authority of the School District to levy the statutory limit of 18 mills on all property, except principal residences and other property exempted by law, which currently expires with the School District’s 2035 tax levy and allow the School District to continue to levy the statutory limit of 18 mills in the event of future Headlee rollbacks required by the Michigan Constitution of up to 2 mills. The authorization will allow the School District to continue to receive revenues at the full per pupil foundation allowance permitted by the State.

Shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residences and other property exempted by law, situated within the Ferndale Public Schools, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, be increased, in the amount of 20 mills with 18 mills being the maximum allowable levy ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a period of twenty (20) years, 2027 to 2046, inclusive, with 16.3262 mills of the above 20 mills being a replacement of authorized millage which will otherwise expire with the 2035 tax levy and 1.6738 mills being a restoration of previously authorized millage lost as a result of the rollbacks required by the Michigan Constitution? This operating millage if approved and levied, would provide estimated revenues to the School District of $6,742,038 during the 2027 calendar year, to be used for general operating purposes.

Goodrich Area Schools

Operating Millage Renewal Proposal

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 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 revenue per pupil foundation allowance and renews millage that will expire with the 2027 tax levy.

Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 19.8592 mills ($19.8592 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Goodrich Area Schools, Genesee, Oakland and Lapeer Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 5 years, 2028 to 2032, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 18 mills are levied in 2028 is approximately $1,887,000 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2027 tax levy)?

Holly Area School District

Safety, Security, and School Improvement Bond Proposal

Shall Holly Area School District, Oakland County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Ninety-Seven Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($97,600,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:

equipping school facilities, including installing emergency safety communication systems, security window enhancements, building security entrance barriers, and a backup power generator;

remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school facilities, including remodeling the library and media center at Holly High School, roof replacement, and replacing certain plumbing, mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems;

erecting, furnishing, and equipping school facilities, including a new multipurpose facility for improving music rehearsal spaces and expanded athletic practice spaces, and new outdoor storage erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to school facilities, including early childhood center at Davisburg Elementary School, secure entry at Holly Elementary School, expanded band room space at Holly High School, and an addition at Holly High School for improving career-technical trades, robotics space, dedicated fitness center, gym, and community space, including a community pool entrance;

acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment;

preparing, developing, improving, remodeling, and equipping athletic fields and facilities; and

preparing, developing, improving, and equipping sites and playgrounds?

The following is for informational purposes only:

The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027, under current law, is 3.45 mills ($3.45 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a -0- mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 2.81 mills ($2.81 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is thirty (30) years.

The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $113,515,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $0. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances.

(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

Lake Orion Community Schools

School Improvement Bond Proposition

Shall the Lake Orion Community Schools, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Fifteen Million Nine Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($115,985,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, to pay the cost of the following projects for the purpose of creating a modern, safe and healthy learning environment for students:

Equipping school buildings for safety and security, including security doors, backup generators and access controls;

Remodeling, equipping, re-equipping, furnishing, re-furnishing school buildings and other facilities, including improving infrastructure, roofs and heating, plumbing, and electrical systems;

Erecting and completing additions to school buildings and other facilities which include additions for special education programs and an addition at the High School for robotics, career tech and trades education;

Acquiring and installing instructional technology infrastructure and equipment in school buildings and other facilities; and

Preparing, developing and improving sites at school buildings and other facilities and the purchase of school buses?

The annual debt millage required to retire all bonds of the School District currently outstanding and proposed pursuant to this ballot is expected to be at or below 7.00 mills which is a 0 mill increase from the annual debt millage levied in 2026. The maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than twenty (20) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 1.74 mills (which is equal to $1.74 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 2.06 mills annually ($2.06 per $1,000 of taxable value).

If approved by the voters, the bonds will be guaranteed by the State under the School Bond Qualification and Loan Program (the “Program”). The School District currently has $129,685,000 of qualified bonds outstanding and $0 of qualified loans outstanding under the Program. The School District does not expect to borrow from the Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated computed millage rate required to be levied to pay the proposed bonds may change in the future based on changes in certain circumstances.

The Lamphere Schools

School Improvement Bond Proposition

Shall The Lamphere Schools, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Forty-Seven Million Three Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($47,340,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, to pay the cost of the following projects to create a modern learning environment for students and for health, safety, security, energy conservation and other purposes:

Remodeling, equipping and re-equipping school buildings and other facilities; and

Preparing, developing and improving sites at school buildings, and other facilities?

The maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than thirty (30) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 2.50 mills (which is equal to $2.50 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 2.50 mills annually ($2.50 per $1,000 of taxable value).

If approved by the voters, the bonds will be guaranteed by the State under the School Bond Qualification and Loan Program (the “Program”). The School District currently has $0 of qualified bonds outstanding and $0 of qualified loans outstanding under the Program. The School District does not expect to borrow from the Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated computed millage rate required to be levied to pay the proposed bonds may change in the future based on changes in certain circumstances.

Oxford Community Schools

Operating Millage Replacement Proposal

This proposal, if approved by the electors, would, replace, restore and extend the authority of the School District to levy the statutory limit of 18 mills on all property, except principal residences and other property exempted by law, which currently expires with the School District’s 2026 tax levy. The authorization will allow the School District to continue to receive revenues at the full per pupil foundation allowance permitted by the State.

Shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residences and other property exempted by law, situated within the Oxford Community Schools, Counties of Oakland and Lapeer, State of Michigan, be increased, in the amount of 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 to 2035, inclusive with 17.26 mills of the above 18 mills being a replacement of authorized millage which will otherwise expire with the 2026 tax levy and 0.74 mills being a restoration of previously authorized millage lost as a result of the rollbacks required by the Michigan Constitution? This operating millage if approved and levied, would provide estimated revenues to the School District of $252,288 during the 2026 calendar year, to be used for general operating purposes.

Royal Oak Schools

School Improvement Bond Proposition

Shall the Royal Oak Schools, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Sixty-Five Million Dollars ($165,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, to pay the cost of the following projects to create a modern learning environment for students and for health, safety, security, energy, conservation and other purposes:

Remodeling, equipping, re-equipping, furnishing, re-furnishing school buildings, athletic fields and other facilities;

Erecting and completing additions to school buildings and other facilities;

Acquiring and installing instructional technology infrastructure and equipment in school buildings and other facilities; and

Preparing, developing and improving sites at school buildings, athletic fields and other facilities?

The annual debt millage required to retire all bonds of the School District currently outstanding and proposed pursuant to this ballot is expected to be at or below 2.20 mills which is a 0.00 mill increase from the 2.20 mills of annual debt millage levied in 2026. The maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than fifteen (15) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 1.41 mills (which is equal to $1.41 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 2.05 mills annually ($2.05 per $1,000 of taxable value).

Waterford School District

Replacement Non-Homestead Operating Millage Proposal

This proposal would replace, restore and extend the authority of the School District to levy the statutory limit of 18 mills on nonhomestead property (principally industrial and commercial real property and residential rental property) which currently expires with the School District’s 2033 tax levy and allow the School District to continue to levy the statutory limit of 18 mills on non-homestead property in the event of future Headlee rollbacks of up to 4 mills. The authorization will allow the School District to continue to receive revenues at the full per pupil foundation allowance permitted by the State. Personal residences are exempt from this levy.

Shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residences and other property exempted by law, situated within the Waterford School District, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, be increased to the amount of 22 mills with 18 mills being the maximum allowable levy ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 to 2035 inclusive, with 17.6749 mills of the above 22 mills being a replacement of the authorized operating millage which will otherwise expire on December 31, 2033 and 0.3251 mills of the above 22 mills being a restoration of the millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution? This operating millage if approved and levied, would provide estimated revenues to the School District of $17,701,778 during the 2026 calendar year, to be used for general operating purposes.

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