City of Gibraltar — Public Safety Millage Proposal (Wayne County)

What it does

Shall the City of Gibraltar, County of Wayne, Michigan, be authorized to levy a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed 3.5 mills ($3.50 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) on all taxable real and personal property in the City, for a period of five (5) years, 2027 through 2031, inclusive, for the purpose of funding police, fire, and emergency (public safety) services, including related personnel, benefits, equipment, apparatus, and capital replacement? If approved and levied in full, this millage is estimated to raise approximately $672,281.68 for the City in the first calendar year of the levy (2027). A portion of the revenue collected may be captured by and disbursed to the City of Gibraltar Downtown Development Authority.

A YES vote means

Gibraltar would levy a new tax of up to 3.5 mills for five years, 2027 through 2031, for police, fire and emergency services, raising about $672,281.68 in 2027.

A NO vote means

Gibraltar would not levy this new public safety millage.

What it would cost

Up to 3.5 mills (estimated) for 5 years: $350 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.

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

Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

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

The Gibraltar City Council approved the ballot language for this public safety millage for the November 3, 2026 ballot, according to the city's public safety millage page.

The city says revenue could be used to establish a part-time fire department, fund public safety capital purchases such as police vehicles, ambulances and turnout gear, and pay public safety operating and personnel costs now supported in part by general operating revenues and fund balance.

Because a separate voter-approved water and sewer millage, currently levied at 2.3985 mills, is scheduled to expire, the city estimates the net increase in its total millage rate at approximately 1.1015 mills, assuming that millage is not renewed or replaced.

The city says it has 10 grant applications and awards in process related to fire services, including a request for about $1.6 million to replace the ladder truck that would require an estimated local match of about $320,000.

Put on the ballot by Gibraltar City Council, 2026 (vote and date not posted on the city site).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Gibraltar mean?

Gibraltar would levy a new tax of up to 3.5 mills for five years, 2027 through 2031, for police, fire and emergency services, raising about $672,281.68 in 2027.

What does a NO vote on City of Gibraltar mean?

Gibraltar would not levy this new public safety millage.

How many votes does City of Gibraltar 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 City of Gibraltar?

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.