The Sweet Home City Council decided last week to place the operating levies for police and library services on the May 18 ballot.
The levies expire on June 30, 2011. The five-year renewal request for the local option levies will extend them to June 30, 2016.
The police levy request retains its current tax rate of $6.40 per $1,000 of valuation.
According to city figures, the levy will raise approximately $1.86 million the first year.…