Overview
- The Cincinnati Public Schools board approved the measure by a 5-2 vote on Monday to place a 0.75% earned income tax on the Hamilton County November ballot.
- If approved the levy would run for five years and is projected to raise about $74 million per year for the district.
- In June the district cut roughly 111 positions and imposed five unpaid days for some staff as short‑term steps to address a projected $58.6 million deficit.
- Several board members who voted yes said the district still lacks a clear, measurable plan and a campaign strategy for how levy proceeds will be spent, while two members voted no over timing concerns.
- Voters will decide in November and the district says failure to win the levy could force deeper reductions to staffing, programming, and services; the tax would equal about $750 a year for someone earning $100,000.