Parma Advances 2-Mill Police Levy for November 2026 Vote
Parma City Council materials advance a proposed 2.00-mill police renewal levy for the November 3, 2026, general election. If approved by voters, the five-year measure is estimated to raise $2,791,656 annually for police-related costs across the city.
The proposal would create a property-tax charge for the levy period, but it is not yet approved and collections have not begun. The city’s documents describe the measure as a renewal levy rather than providing enough information to characterize it as a tax increase.
What the proposed levy would fund
Resolution No. 68-26 lists several intended uses for the money: police vehicles, communications and other equipment, permanent police personnel salaries, and Parma’s required police-employer contribution under Ohio Revised Code Section 742.33.
That would give the police department a dedicated source of operating revenue if the measure succeeds at the polls. The city’s estimate puts the annual collections at nearly $2.8 million, although the resolution does not establish that the amount would be the same in every year.
The proposed levy is stated as 2.00 mills for each $1 of taxable value. The city document also estimates the charge at $33 per $100,000 of county-auditor market value.
That $33 figure is an estimate, not a universal bill amount. The actual effect on an individual property owner depends on the property’s taxable valuation and applicable county calculations. The measure would apply throughout the entire city.
Election timeline
The council materials designate the issue for the November 3, 2026, general election. The proposed levy would commence in 2027, with the first taxes due in calendar year 2028 if voters approve it.
The next documented step is certification of the resolution and related fiscal documents. The council clerk was directed to send those materials to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections no later than August 5, 2026.
The available Parma materials do not independently establish whether the county elections board has formally accepted the issue for the final ballot. That means the council’s action and certification deadline should not be treated as confirmation that voters will definitely see the measure on the ballot.
What voters would decide
If the proposal proceeds to the election, Parma voters would decide whether to authorize the five-year, 2.00-mill levy for the police purposes listed in the resolution. The vote would determine whether the city receives the proposed dedicated funding beginning with the 2027 levy period.
For property owners, the immediate consequence is a scheduled public decision rather than a current collection. The city has supplied an estimated annual revenue figure and an estimated market-value charge, while the final outcome depends on the November vote and the required election process.
The City of Parma’s official Agenda Center lists the city’s 2026 council materials, including the June 15 regular council packet containing Resolution No. 68-26. That packet identifies the City of Parma, the entire territory of the city, Parma’s police department and the required police-employer contribution.
Until the election and ballot-certification process are complete, the proposal remains a council-advanced levy awaiting voter consideration—not an approved tax or an active source of police revenue.
Sources
- Regular Council Meeting Materials — Resolution No. 68-26, City of Parma
- City of Parma Agenda Center, City of Parma
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