HAMILTON — Voters passed a 2-mill replacement levy Tuesday that will increase the Butler County Board of Mental Retardation's revenues.

        The levy passed 74,377 votes to 51,468, with all 280 precincts counted, according to unofficial results.

        A 2-mill levy based on today's higher property values will generate an additional $3.9 million per year.

        In other Butler County issues:

        Voters approved three charter amendments in Fairfield. Two of them would:

        • Require the mayor and council members to be qualified, registered voters in their city and ward for at least one year before the date they file for election or are appointed. The tally: 13,330 votes to 2,544, according to unofficial results.

        • Allow removal of an official for legally declared incompetence or conviction of any felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, after election or during a term. The tally: 13,754 votes to 2,380.

        In Hamilton, amendments that would:

        • Update the city's 1926 charter by amending it and its supplements in their entirety narrowly passed 51 percent to 49 percent.

        • Increase the mayor and city council salary was soundly defeated 12,584 votes to 6,170. Council's salary would increase to $5,000 from $300, and the mayor's from $10,200 to $15,000.

        In Middletown, there were six charter issues. Among them:

        • Permit the City Com mission to conduct closed sessions to discuss economic development issues when confidential business plans or business strategies would be disclosed. It failed. The tally: 10,661 votes opposed, 3,800 for.

        • Increase pay for City Commission members to $7,500 annually, from the current $5,000. The tally: 12,584 votes opposed, 6,170 for.

        In Fairfield Township, voters passed a 3-mill additional fire levy, 4,333 votes to 2,577, and a 5.9-mill additional police levy, 3,861 votes to 3,000.

        In Morgan Township, voters passed an additional 2-mill levy to pay for fire equipment. The tally: 1,487 votes to 1,016.

        In Wayne Township, voters passed a 1-mill fire levy, 1,265 votes to 754.

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