Proposing and voting in favor of a ordinance of the St. Joseph County Income Tax County Income Tax Council Imposing a Public Safety Local Option Income Tax

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~~~ rJo. ~~- ion RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PROPOSING AND VOTING IN FAVOR OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY INCOME TAX COUNCIL IMPOSING A PUBLIC SAFETY LOCAL OPTION INCOME TAX WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana recognizes public safety as a priority for citizens of South Bend, and acknowledges the need to maintain effective public safety despite expected loss of property tax revenue; and WHEREAS, the Indiana General Assembly recently authorized local governments to impose a public safety local option income tax (Public Safety LOIT) provided certain conditions are met, which authority is codified at Ind. Code § 6-3.5-6-31; and WHEREAS, there is a financial need to provide a Public Safety LOIT pursuant to I.C. 6- 3.5-6-31. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, proposes and casts its 40.59 votes in favor of the following Ordinance of the St. Joseph County Income Tax Council: ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE INCOME TAX COUNCIL OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA IMPOSING A PUBLIC SAFETY LOCAL OPTION INCOME TAX IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The St. Joseph County Income Tax Council recognizes that maintaining public safety is a local government priority. The imminent decline in property tax revenues threatens to compromise and challenge local government's ability to provide high quality public safety to citizens of St. Joseph County, Indiana. By enacting Indiana Code 6-3.5-6-31, the Indiana legislature has provided a means for local government to help maintain quality public safety through imposition of a public safety local option income tax (Public Safety LOIT). Pursuant to Indiana