Shall the Charter Township of Ypsilanti be authorized to levy and increase the limitations of the total amount of general ad valorem taxes which may be imposed in any one year upon real and tangible personal property in the Charter Township of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, as provided by Section 6 of Article IX of the Constitution of Michigan, 1963, from 0.0 to 5.95 ($5.95 per $1000), for a period of four (4) years from 2013-2016 both inclusive, for the purpose of providing revenues for law enforcement services, community policing/neighborhood watch and ordinance enforcement? The first year of this levy shall generate estimated revenue of $6,587,489.
The Police Services Millage would generate revenues to replace some of the police services revenue lost due to decrease in property values. The revenue generated by this millage will be used specifically to provide police services and for no other purpose.