Fiscal Officer / Finance: Financial Report
Howland Township’s financial report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 and has been filed with the Auditor of the State of Ohio. Copies may be requested by contacting the Howland Township Finance office at 330-856-2340.
During 2011, Howland Township continued to experience a decline in revenue which was due to a reduction in tangible personal property tax and local government funding. The following is a comparison of the total operating receipts, expenditures, ending cash balances and encumbrances for the years 2010 and 2011:
| Calendar Year 2011 | Calendar Year 2010 | |
| Total Receipts | $8,808,686.87 | $9,824,016.70 |
| Total Expenditures | 9,134,340.18 | 9,003,188.38 |
| Ending Cash Balance | 2,970,274.34 | 3,935,185.04 |
| Reserve for Encumbrances | 210,562.51 | 439,030.76 |
For the year of 2012, the Amended Official Certificate of Estimated Resources certified for Howland Township totals $10,491,521.98 and was appropriated as follows:
| General Fund | $2,906,724.50 |
| Motor Vehicle License Tax | 55,073.30 |
| Gas Tax Fund | 177,026.31 |
| Road and Bridge Fund | 1,365,183.34 |
| Cemetery Fund | 60,907.59 |
| Cemetery Chapel Fund | 1,912.12 |
| Lighting Assessment Fund | 0.00 |
| Police District Fund | 1,838,002.46 |
| Fire District Fund | 2,300,981.42 |
| Drug Law Enforcement Fund | 5,319.11 |
| Ambulance & Emergency Medical Fund | 847,197.31 |
| Howland Fire & EMS Training Fund | 151,382.22 |
| Henn Hyde Road Improvement - Issue I | 390,558.00 |
| Venice Heights Watershed Phase III - Issue II | 19,822.10 |
| Howland Springs Road Improvement - Issue I | 88,000.00 |
| Venice Heights Watershed Phase I - Issue II | 1,488.67 |
| Venice Heights Watershed Phase II- Issue II | 5,235.61 |
| South Bolindale Watershed - Phase I - Issue II | 111,965.59 |
| Howland Southeast Preserve - Clean Ohio | 15,892.50 |
| Venice Heights Watershed - Phase IV -Issue II | 148,849.83 |
| Total | $10,491,521.98 |
