TRH COUNTY NEWS, INC.
<br />POST OFFICE BOX 6666
<br />SOUTH BEND, IN 46660-6666
<br />TELEPHONE: (574) 243-4664
<br />Fax: (574)243-4916
<br />PROOF OF PUBLICATION
<br />State of Indiana, St. Joseph County, ss.:
<br />Personally came before me, the undersigned, Richard J. Andrysiak, Office Manager of the Tri Cot
<br />he is authorized to make this affidavit in it's behalf; that the Tri County News is a public newsp
<br />circulation printed and published in the English language in the City of South Bend, in the afore;
<br />state; that a notice of which the copy attached hereto is a true and correct copy, was published in ;
<br />time(s), the date of publication being as follows:
<br />8-26-05;9-9-OS
<br />Fee: $87.55
<br />Subscribed and sworn to before me.this 9th day of September, 2005
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<br />Lisa J. Andrysiak, Notary Public
<br />Resident, St. Joseph County
<br />My Commission expires February 16, 2008
<br />NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF BUDGET ESTIMATES AND TAX I.EOIE3
<br />Notioe Is hereby given the taxpayers of the Citp of South Bend, Indiana, that the City of South Bend
<br />Common CeuneB wIN conduct a public hearing on the 2008 Budget for the City of South Bend. The
<br />PublicHearingwWbeheldonMonday,,Septa ber12,2006at7:OOP.M.lntheCounetiChambers,4th ':~
<br />Floor, County-0ity Building, 227 Weat Jefferson Btv¢, o h Bend, Indiana 48801.
<br />Following this meeting, any tenor more taxpayers may obJect to a Budget, Tea Rate, or Tax Levy by
<br />filing an objection petition with the proper officers of the political eubdivfelon within seven days ~
<br />otter the hearing. The abjection petition must identify the provisions of the Budget, Tax Rate, or Tax
<br />Levy that the taxpayers object to, If a petition fs filed, the political subdivision shall adopt with its
<br />budget a Ending concerning the objections flied and testimony presented.
<br />Followhigthe aforementioned meeting, the City of South Bend Common Council will meet on Monday,
<br />September 28, 2005 at 7:00 P.M.1n the Council Chambers, 4th Flaor,County-City Building, 227 West
<br />Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 48801 to adopt the following 2008 Budget for the C1ty of South
<br />Bend
<br />BUDGETESTIMATE
<br />Complete details of the budget estimates by fund and/or department may be seen at the City
<br />Controller's Office,14th Floor, County-0ity BuBding, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.,
<br />Monday through Friday
<br />NET ASSESSED VALNATION • $2,108,848,499 (estimated)
<br />MA%HvIIIM
<br />FIII~TD BIIDGET ESTIMATED E%CES3 CURRENT
<br />ESTIMATE FUNDS TO LEVY TAX
<br />BE RAISED APPEALS LEVY
<br />General)?und $88,710,143 $50,558,785 $48,737,040
<br />Parka&ReereationFund 11,708,899 9,115,718 8,051,700
<br />FirePensfonFund 6,083,749 1,958,681 800,000 1,498,249
<br />PolicePenelonPund 8,185,439 1,798,129 350,000 1,395,849
<br />Cumulative Capital Deve]op. Fund 849,950 1,274,522 1,043,223
<br />Studebaker Bcnd Fund 530,880 785,427 685,427
<br />Hail of Fame Bond Fund 1,706,900 1,690,475 1,290,159
<br />Cumulative Capital Imprv. Fund 891,583 0 0
<br />Motor Vehicle Highway Fund 4,219,169 0
<br />TOTAL CITY FUNDS $98,884,592 $87,079,735 $80,551,449
<br />MINiIS E%E]SD?T LEVIES 3,850,424 '
<br />CONTROLLED LEVII:S $83,429,311 -
<br />The2008est1matedmaatmumlevylimitationtorthiaunitls $81,188,588 (Compared to Controlled
<br />Levies above.)
<br />Taap~yers appearing at the hearing shall have an opportunity to be heard. Pursuant to IC 8-1.1-17-
<br />13,otter the tax levies have been determined, 8aed by the appropriate governing body and the tax
<br />rates published by the CountyAuditor, ten (10) cr more taxpayers or one (1) taapgyer that owns
<br />property that represents at lease ten percent (IO%) of the taxable assessed valuation lathe politi-
<br />cal subdlvlstonmay Initiate an appeal from the county board o[ tae ad~ustmente action on apolitical
<br />subdivision's budget by IIling a statement of their objections with the County Audltar. The state-
<br />ment must be filed no later than ten (10) days after the publication at the notice. The statement
<br />shall specifically Identify the provisions of the budget and tax levy to which the taxpayers abject. ~
<br />TheCountyAuditorshallforwardthesta:ement,wi'.hUebudget,totheDepartmentofLoealGovern- I
<br />meat Finance.
<br />August 18, 2005 i -
<br />Thomas Skarbek, CPA
<br />Director otBudgeting de Financial Reporting i
<br />2C,8-28;9
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