Local Leaders From Across Ohio to Outline Fiscal Impacts of HB 296, Unintended Consequences on Current Public Safety Efforts
December 2, 2024
Bipartisan leaders from Ohio Mayors Alliance and Ohio Municipal League to warn against hugely consequential unfunded state mandate being passed during lame duck session
COLUMBUS – Local leaders from the Ohio Mayors Alliance and the Ohio Municipal League will gather at the Ohio Statehouse on Monday, Dec. 2 at 2pm to discuss the significant fiscal impacts and unintended consequences on current public safety efforts of House Bill 296.
This legislation (HB 296) was recently passed out of the Ohio House Pensions Committee. It proposes an unprecedented rate increase in the employer (municipal) contribution rate to the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund.
Local communities and taxpayers already contribute over $300 million to this pension system and HB 296 is an unfunded mandate that would increase that amount by over $80 million once fully implemented. Here are the details:
Joint Press Conference with Bipartisan Group of Mayors, Local Leaders to Discuss Fiscal Impacts, Unintended Consequences of HB 296
Monday, December 2, at 2:00 pm
The Ladies Gallery at the Ohio Statehouse
Participants will include the following members from both the Ohio Mayors Alliance and the Ohio Municipal League:
Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik
Elyria Mayor Kevin Brubaker
Beavercreek Mayor Don Adams
Mt. Vernon Mayor Matthew Starr
South Point Mayor Jeff Gaskin
Centerville Deputy Mayor Belinda Kenley
Chris Kirby, City of South Zanesville
Keary McCarthy, OMA Executive Director
Kent Scarrett, OML Executive Director
The Ohio Mayors Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of mayors in Ohio’s 31 largest cities, and the Ohio Mayors Alliance Foundation provides non-partisan policy and research support to cities. For more information, visit: OhioMayorsAlliance.org.
The Ohio Municipal League (OML) serves as the primary connection point between municipal and state government in Ohio, representing the interests of cities and villages to lawmakers and the governor’s administration. For more information, visit: OMLOhio.org.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tristina Allen, 614-649-1784
tristina@ohiomayorsalliance.org
