Charter Township of Waterford — Renewal of Police Operating Millage #2 (Oakland County)

What it does

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?

A YES vote means

Waterford Township would renew Police Operating Millage #2 at 1.3352 mills for ten years, 2026 through 2035, raising about $4,532,219.12 the first year for the police department.

A NO vote means

Waterford Township's Police Operating Millage #2 would not be renewed.

What it would cost

1.3352 mills (estimated) for 10 years: $134 a year for every $100,000 of taxable value (a mill is $1 per $1,000). Taxable value is after exemptions such as homestead; your tax bill or property appraiser shows yours. It would continue a tax already in place rather than add a new one.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

According to the ballot language, Waterford Township's Police Operating Millage #2 was first approved by voters in 1986; this proposal would renew it at the current 1.3352 mills for ten years, 2026 through 2035, estimated to raise $4,532,219.12 in the first year for police staffing, maintenance and operations.

WXYZ reported that voters rejected two of three township public safety millage proposals in the August 2026 primary, and that trustees then voted to send the two failed proposals back to the November ballot as renewals with no tax increase.

Put on the ballot by Charter Township of Waterford Board of Trustees (August 2026).

From official source.

In the news

• Waterford Township board votes to put failed public safety millage proposals back on November ballot · WXYZ

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Charter Township of Waterford mean?

Waterford Township would renew Police Operating Millage #2 at 1.3352 mills for ten years, 2026 through 2035, raising about $4,532,219.12 the first year for the police department.

What does a NO vote on Charter Township of Waterford mean?

Waterford Township's Police Operating Millage #2 would not be renewed.

How many votes does Charter Township of Waterford need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Charter Township of Waterford?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.