He said the union had sought talks with the Local Government Management Agency for over five years. He added that they want to discuss pay, grading and recognition for ICT roles. "There is an existential threat to government services if they don't take it seriously," he said. "There would be inevitable impacts on people in the political system, to the public and internal users."
Multiple Ohio Department of Taxation analyses and state summaries find that roughly two-thirds (60% to 68%) of property-tax dollars are directed to local K12 education. The rest is distributed among counties, municipalities, townships, libraries, park districts, fire/EMS, water/sewer districts and other local governments. Fleeter said the revenue raised by property taxes funds the bedrock of Ohio's local services. We also have countywide human services that are funded through property taxes, he said.