Finance Department
The Finance Department, under the direction of the Fiscal Officer, is located in the Washington Township Government Center, 8200 McEwen Road. The Fiscal Officer is elected to a four-year term and the position is part-time. Tom Zobrist, the present Fiscal Officer, was elected in November 2003 to his first term beginning April 1, 2004. He was re-elected in November 2007 and will start his second four-year term on April 1, 2008. See his profile under Elected Officials.
The day-to-day operations of the Finance Department are overseen by the Finance Director. There are five full-time employees: a Payroll Technician II, an Accounts Payable Technician II, an Accounting Supervisor, a Human Resources Technician III, and an Administrative Aide. There are also two part-time employees: a Payroll Assistant and a Human Resources Assistant.
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The Finance Department
is Responsible for:
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| Financial |
Other |
Payroll
Processing |
Record
Retention |
Accounts
Payable |
Meeting
Minutes |
Accounts
Receivable |
Bidding
Process (see below) |
Financial
Statements |
Risk
Insurance |
Budget & Financial Plan |
Employee
Benefits |
Investment
of Funds |
Fixed
Assets (see below) |
Levies,
Millage & Property Taxes |
Human Resources |
The following table shows how property taxes are
calculated in Washington Township.
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Washington
Twp.
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Montgomery
County
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Centerville
Schools
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W/C Library
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Park District
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Sinclair College |
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Appraised
Value of Home
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$200,000
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$200,000
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$200,000
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$200,000
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$200,000
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$200,000 |
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Taxable
Value
(In Ohio property taxes
are levied against the assessed value
or 35% of the appraised value of the property)
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x
35% |
x
35% |
x
35% |
x
35% |
x
35% |
x 35% |
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Assessed
Value
|
$
70,000 |
$
70,000 |
$
70,000 |
$
70,000 |
$
70,000 |
$ 70,000 |
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Millage
Effective Rate
|
x
12.099421 |
x
16.026133 |
x
36.42278 |
x
2.208648 |
x2.356985 |
x1.819922 |
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*Cost
Before Rollback
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$
846.96 |
$
1,121.83 |
$2,549.59 |
$
154.05 |
$
164.99 |
$ 127.39 |
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12.5%
Rollback
(A 10% tax relief measure
was adopted by state legislature [1971]
on all real property tax bills annually
and an additional 2.5% rollback applicable
to owner occupied homes was granted
by state legislature in 1979)
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-
105.87 |
-140.23 |
-318.70 |
-19.33 |
-
20.62 |
-15.92 |
Annual Cost for Mills |
$ 741.09 |
$981.60 |
$ 2,230.89 |
$ 134.72 |
$ 144.37 |
$ 111.47 |
| % of Total Taxes |
17.06 |
22.60 |
51.35 |
3.10 |
3.32 |
2.57 |
*Assessed value ÷ 1000 x effective
millage rate
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