11229-25 2026 Annual Budget Appropriation and Property Tax Levy

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SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 56-25 ORDINANCE NO. 11229-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, LEVYING TAXES AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE TO MEET THE NECESSARY EXPENSES OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026,AND APPROPRIATING MONIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026, INCLUDING ALL OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT It is necessary to pass this Ordinance in order to appropriate monies to defray the expenses of several Departments of the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana for 2026, and it is necessary to levy a tax on taxable property for the purpose of meeting said expenses. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. For the expenses of the Civil City Government, its various Departments, Funds, Commissions, and institutions for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, the sums of money stated in the budget summary attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit A (in the form required by South Bend Municipal Code Sec. 2-90) are hereby appropriated and ordered set apart within the funds identified in that Exhibit(the"Funds"), subject to the laws governing the same. The sums herein appropriated shall be deemed to include all expenditures authorized to be made in said year, unless otherwise expressly stipulated or provided by the law. By adoption of and consistent with this Ordinance, the State-mandated Budget Form No. 4 attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit B is hereby approved and adopted with respect to the Funds. SECTION II. For the purpose of raising revenue to meet the expenses of the Civil City Government, its various Departments, Funds, Commissions, and institutions for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, there shall be levied a property tax upon each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of taxable property within the City of South Bend, Indiana, for the fiscal year 2025 to be collected in the year 2026, as shown and described in the State-mandated Budget Form No. 4 attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit B. SECTION III. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. ) 2 ----- Canneth J. Lee, Council President South Bend Common Council Attest: Bi ca L. Tirado, it er Office of the City Cler Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the 14th day of October ,2025,at 12 o'clock p.m.