Tax Burden and Millage Rate Details  
City's part of total Tax Bill 19.7% 19.2% 17.8% 15.7% 17.4% 17.9% 18.5% 18.5% 18.6% 19.7% 20.4% 18.6% 19.0% 18.9% 17.7% 17.8% 22.0% 20.1% 19.4% 18.5% 18.6% 16.2% 17.1%  
Note: Tax bill's rose dramatically after the cap was put in place and even though over 40 percent of city jobs and half the operating deparments were cut - the cap never effected all taxes            
Millage Rate Breakdown 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000  
       
City Operating $7.50 $7.50 $6.76 $6.44 $6.20 $6.38 $6.67 $6.69 $6.89 $7.18 $7.26 $5.50 $6.00 $6.00 $6.50 $6.56 $6.53 $6.37 $6.31 $6.18 $5.99 $5.80 $5.79  
City Debt   $2.99 $2.99 $2.76 $2.67 $2.54 $2.63 $2.61 $2.53 $2.48 $2.53 $2.76 $3.26 $3.16 $2.88 $2.70 $2.57 $2.63 $2.48 $2.06 $1.60 $1.24      
Trash and Garbage       $0.39 $1.88 $1.90 $2.12 $2.20 $2.20 $2.75 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $2.68 $2.66 $2.61 $2.40 $2.40 $2.37 $2.29 $2.28 $2.83  
Total City   $10.49 $10.49 $9.52 $9.50 $10.62 $10.91 $11.40 $11.42 $11.57 $12.46 $13.02 $11.76 $12.16 $11.88 $11.88 $11.79 $11.77 $11.25 $10.76 $10.15 $9.52 $8.07 $8.61  
       
School Op. Allocated $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $10.05 $9.05   $18.00 $18.00 $18.00 $18.00 $18.00 $18.00 $18.00  
School Op. Voted $20.25 $20.25 $20.25 $25.25 $25.25 $25.25 $25.25 $25.25 $25.25 $25.25 $25.25 $25.25 $25.25 $25.25 $29.95 $38.26      
School Debt   $1.00 $2.00 $2.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00      
Total Schools $31.30 $32.30 $32.30 $38.30 $38.30 $38.30 $38.30 $38.30 $38.30 $38.30 $38.30 $38.30 $38.30 $38.30 $42.00 $41.26 $21.00 $21.00 $21.00 $21.00 $18.00 $18.00 $18.00  
       
Delta College $1.72 $1.76 $1.74 $1.73 $1.60 $1.60 $1.60 $1.60 $1.60 $1.60 $1.60 $2.10 $2.10 $2.10 $2.10 $2.04 $2.04 $2.04 $2.04 $2.04 $2.04 $2.04 $2.04  
       
Libraries   $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.65 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00  
       
Intermediate Schools Oper.   Begin summer levy in 1987           $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09 $0.15 $0.15  
Debt      
Special Education                   $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00             $1.95 $1.94  
Total Intermediate Schools   Begin summer levy in 1987           $2.15 $2.15 $2.15 $2.15 $2.15 $2.15 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09 $2.09  
       
State Education Tax                                 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00  
       
Saginaw Transit                                   $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00  
       
Total July Levy   $45.01 $46.05 $45.06 $51.03 $52.02 $52.31 $52.80 $52.82 $53.47 $56.51 $57.07 $56.31 $56.71 $56.43 $60.13 $59.83 $46.90 $49.39 $48.90 $48.29 $44.65 $43.20 $43.74  
       
County Op. Allocated $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $6.56 $6.72 $6.59 $6.62 $6.44 $6.44 $4.86 $4.86  
County Debt   $0.35 $0.25 $0.20 $0.20 $0.02                             $0.12 $0.12      
Mosquito Control $0.25 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.25 $0.25 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.50 $0.50 $0.41 $0.50             $0.50 $0.50  
Senior Citizen Millage   $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.31 $0.33             $0.32 $0.32  
Hospital Op. Voted       $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $0.10 $0.35             $0.25 $0.25  
Hospital Debt                             $0.16             $0.13 $0.09  
Law Enforcement                         $0.34 $0.34 $0.34             $0.34 $0.34  
Parks and Recreation                           $0.10 $0.12             $0.11 $0.11  
Historic Museum                           $0.09 $0.12             $0.11 $0.11  
Juvenile Home Debt                                           $0.06 $0.05  
Rubbish and Waste                           $0.08 $0.10      
Total County $5.60 $5.91 $5.86 $6.86 $6.68 $6.58 $6.58 $6.66 $6.66 $6.66 $6.66 $6.83 $7.17 $6.43 $7.01 $6.56 $6.72 $6.59 $6.62 $6.56 $6.56 $6.68 $6.64  
       
County Intermediate Schools $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $2.15      
ISD Debt   $0.25 $0.25 $0.19 $0.18 $0.15      
Special Education $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00      
Total ISD $2.40 $2.40 $2.34 $2.33 $2.30 $2.15 $2.15 $2.15 $2.15 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00  
       
       
Total December Bill $8.00 $8.31 $8.20 $9.19 $8.98 $8.73 $8.73 $8.81 $8.81 $6.66 $6.66 $6.83 $7.17 $6.43 $7.01 $6.56 $6.72 $6.59 $6.62 $6.56 $6.56 $6.68 $6.64  
       
Bridgeport School Levy $0.18 $0.17 $0.15 $0.12 $0.10      
Total Mills w/o Bridgeport $53.01 $54.36 $53.26 $60.22 $61.00 $61.04 $61.53 $61.63 $62.28 $63.17 $63.73 $63.14 $63.88 $62.86 $67.14 $66.39 $53.62 $55.98 $55.52 $54.85 $51.22 $49.88 $50.38  
Total Mills Levied $53.19 $54.53 $53.41 $60.34 $61.10 $61.04 $61.53 $61.63 $62.28 $63.17 $63.73 $63.14 $63.88 $62.86 $67.14 $66.39 $53.62 $55.98 $55.52 $54.85 $51.22 $49.88 $50.38