Tax bills are confusing as you look at the columns of millages that make up your tax. The following chart is to show you how your tax dollars are distributed once the Hayes Township Treasurer receives your payment.
Each year Charlevoix County Equalization Dept. prepares the Township and City Clerk’s Report. The following chart is based on Hayes Township’s portion of this report. It is rounded to the nearest whole number and has combined all the public school districts together for simplicity (Boyne City, Charlevoix & Petoskey).
100% of the State Education Tax is sent to the State of Michigan to fund Michigan’s K-12 public school students.
2013 Distribution of Tax Dollars
45% Public Schools
20% CVX County
16% State Education Tax
08% Char-Em ISD
05% Hayes Twp.
05% Library
01% Recreation Authority
*from Hayes Township Newsletter page
