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property tax education series

Jointly presented by the following:

Property tax changes:

What they could mean for our public services, schools and Geauga County

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Bainbridge Library - 17222 Snyder Rd., Chagrin Falls, OH

A moderated educational program about property taxes, how they work and how they support services in our community. This program brings together a panel of local leaders, including township elected officials, representatives from local governments and school officials to explain how property tax revenue is allocated and used within these organizations.

This is the first in a series of three sessions, with the other two following in the coming months.

Objectives for the program:

What services are provided and how are they funded?
What service changes could look like if property taxes are abolished?
What are the other funding options for services if property taxes are abolished?

We hope to see you there! Registration is required.

Important News

GEAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE HAS MOVED!!!

Your Precinct and Polling locations will be the same for Election Day voting.
Early in-person absentee voting will be at the new office beginning October 7, 2025.

All normal office business (voter registration, petition filing, campaign finance, etc.)is now handled at the NEW LOCATION:

Geauga County Office Building (GCOB)

12611 Ravenwood Dr.
Suite 004 (Basement Level)

Chardon, OH 44024

Call 440-279-2030 or visit the Geauga County BOE website for more information

Voting & Elections

IF YOU NEED TO:

- Check key voting deadlines

- Register for the first time

- Update or confirm your registration

- Learn about absentee voting

- Find out ID requirements

GO TO VOTING PAGE

ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS:

- How do we know voter rolls are accurate?

- Is voting by mail secure?

- What prevents people from voting twice?

- Are noncitizens allowed to vote?

- What ID is needed to register to vote?

- What happens at a post election audit?

GO TO ELECTION INTEGRITY PAGE

GET THE FACTS:

- What races will be on the ballot?

- What issues will be on the ballot?

- When are the candidate filing deadlines?

- What do local elected officials do?

GO TO GENERAL ELECTION PAGE

Know Your Government

BOCC Votes 2-1 to Seat County Engineer on NOACA Board
Instead of Commissioner Spidalieri and His Alternate Skip Claypool

Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)

January 22, 2026

What You Need to Know: The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted to change the county's NOACA (Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency) board representation following weeks of disagreement among the Commissioners regarding Mr. Spidalieri's desire to continue to have Metropolitan Housing Authority Board Member Skip Claypool serve as his alternate on the NOACA board. A recent change to the NOACA bylaws requires its board members to be elected officials or individuals holding positions related to transportation, environmental planning, land use planning, and/or economic development. At this meeting, the Commissioners voted 2-1 (with Mr. Spidalieri dissenting) to ratify this bylaw change. Mrs. Brakey stated that her interpretation of the bylaw change precluded Mr. Claypool from serving on the NOACA board as Mr. Spidalieri's alternate. Then, in another 2-1 vote, the BOCC voted for Commissioner Carolyn Brakey, Commissioner Jim Dvorak, and County Engineer Andrew Haupt to fill the county's three NOACA board seats. Commissioner Spidalieri voted against these appointments and refused Commissioner Brakey's offer for him to be her alternate on the NOACA board. Commissioner Spidalieri expressed displeasure at losing his seat on the NOACA board, calling the action "disgusting and wrong." Numerous members of the public attended this meeting and made comments critical of NOACA, calling it "a Marxist organization" that "embodies taxation without representation." Similarly, critical statements were made during public comment regarding the BOCC's decision to ratify the NOACA bylaw change and change the county's representation on the NOACA board, such as "Commissioner Brakey and Commissioner Dvorak seceded our autonomy in Geauga County to Cuyahoga County."

READ THE JANUARY 22 BOCC OBSERVER REPORT HERE

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