Commissioners send 1‑mill library levy to ballot; one commissioner recuses and one abstains

The Greene County Board of Commissioners voted to send a proposed additional 1‑mill levy for the Greene County Public Library to the November 2025 ballot, a county staff member said the levy would "generate about $6,300,000 a year." One commissioner recused from the discussion for a conflict of interest, and the transcript records at least one abstention during the vote.

Nut graf: The levy was described by staff as the second of two procedural steps needed to place the question on the ballot; commissioners raised the procedural motion and completed a roll‑call vote while noting a recusal and an abstention.

At the meeting a commissioner stated, "As I mentioned last week, I'm recusing myself due to a conflict." The motion to place the question on the ballot was moved and seconded and then carried in the roll call. The transcript records a separate commissioner saying they were "reticent to put anything on the ballot in the property tax arena, but we don't have a choice, and it will be decided by the voters."

Background: Staff framed the action as a renewal/placement step; the transcript records the presenter saying the levy would generate about $6.3 million annually. No detailed spending plan for the additional library funding was presented at this meeting.

Next steps: The Board of Elections will place the library levy question on the November 2025 ballot for voters to decide.