4 Birch Run School Board Members Failed To Vote in Millage That Lost By 4 Votes The irony of how a Birch Run millage proposal failed to pass is causing a big controversy in the small community. The Birch Run school board is made up of 7 members, but voting records show that four of those member never actually voted in the recent millage proposal. The millage was to extend a nonhomstead tax that many deemed as crucial to the Birch Run schools operational budget. The craziest part is that the millage failed by just four votes! Get our free mobile app Obviously this has made some community members extremely upset, but judging by voter turnout for the millage vote, there are not many people that have the right to be mad. Voter turnout shows that only 17% of voters in Birch Run actually showed up to cast a ballot.