Ohio Superintendent imposes 1% income tax on himself

This from the Enquirer:

HAMILTON TWP. - While many school superintendents talk the talk about school taxes, Little Miami Schools' Dan Bennett preaches and then reaches - for his own wallet.

Bennett has taken the step of donating 1 percent of his salary to the district in a gesture he hopes will persuade voters in November to approve a 1 percent earned income school tax on the ballot.

School taxes have been a tough sell in this Warren County district, which is overcrowded but building more schools to better handle the influx of 250 new students each year.

In 2005 and 2006, it took four tries to get voters to approve a $62.5 million bond issue for the new schools.

Now, the school district says it needs voters to approve more operating money.

"If I'm going to ask people to give 1 percent of their earnings, then I should do it myself," says Bennett, who doesn't live in the school district and would not have to pay the tax.

Bennett's annual salary is $118,014. His annual donation to the schools will be $1,180.14...