Lucas County Issue 16 — City of Toledo: Temporary Income Tax (Additional, 0.25%)

What it does

INCOME TAX (ADDITIONAL - 0.25%, 4 YEARS, COMMENCING 1/1/2027) Shall Ordinance (Ordinance No. 301-26) providing for a new temporary one-quarter percent (1/4%) City of Toledo levy on income for the period commencing on January 1, 2027, and ending December 31, 2030, which shall be in addition to the city of Toledo's other levies on income, for the purpose of allocating the levy proceeds to the General Fund to be dedicated to neighborhood safety expenditures, and to police and fire safety force operations, including criminal gang disruption, be passed?

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.

Official text: source

Background

According to Resolution R-300-26, Chapter 1905 of the Toledo Municipal Code already levies municipal income taxes of one percent and one-half percent as continuing levies, and of three-quarters percent and one-quarter percent as temporary levies.

The resolution submits Ordinance No. 301-26 to voters, which would add a new temporary one-quarter percent (0.25%) income tax from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2030, on top of the existing levies; the resolution states that Chapter 718 of the Ohio Revised Code requires voter approval for such an ordinance.

Under the ordinance text, after collection costs, the net proceeds may be appropriated from the General Fund solely for neighborhood safety expenditures and police and fire safety force operations, including criminal gang disruption, and their use for any other purpose is prohibited.

City Council passed the resolution on July 14, 2026, by a 9–1 roll call vote, with Councilmember Cerssandra McPherson voting no and Councilmembers Brittany Jones and Erin Kramer absent; WTVG 13abc reported the tax is expected to generate $25 million per year.

Put on the ballot by Toledo City Council, 9–1 (2 absent), July 14, 2026 (Resolution R-300-26, submitting Ordinance No. 301-26).

From official source 1, official source 2, official source 3.

In the news

• Toledo council approves proposal to send public safety income tax increase to voters · WTVG 13abc, 2026-07-14

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Quick answers

How many votes does Lucas County Issue 16 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 Lucas County Issue 16?

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.