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Home My WebLink About8564-94 Amending Chapter 2 Article 6 Section 2-84.7(b) Addressing Tax Abatement e t ORDINANCE No. 8564-94 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana_ December 19, i9 94 Attest: -a.� City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Attest: (4.., _14 President o f Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana December 20, 94 19 City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Approved and signed by me l°9/2l ,9q �� --- CA744104., L Mayor BILL NO.ORDINANCE NO. g56q -9 q AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,AMENDING CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE 6, SECTION 2-84.7 (b) OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING TAX ABATEMENT FEES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT On December 28, 1992, the Common Council passed Ordinance No. 8333-92 which established a "Schedule of Fees" which must be paid when filing a petition for real or personal property tax abatement consideration. The following ordinance would dedicate all of such fees except the City Clerk's fee of$250.00 to the Department of Community and Economic Development to help offset the significant amount of staff time spent on the review and processing of petitions for tax abatement and the administration of the City's tax abatement program. It is believed that this ordinance is in the best interests of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: Section I. Chapter 2, Article 6, Section 2-84.7 (b) of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended by adding the following to the end of the last paragraph: Fees collected under this Section shall be deposited as follows: Clerk's Office fee of$ 250.00 to the General Fund: and All other fees to Fund 212 to be used by the Department of Community and Economic Development. section II. All fees collected pursuant to the current provisions of Chapter 2, Article 6, Section 2-84.7 (b) of the South Bend Municipal Code in calendar year 1994, shall be deposited as set forth in Section I of this ordinance. ,Section III, This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council , approval by the Mayor and legal publication. �L/L Z./ / - of the omm �'.uncil finmmttt r g nrt Olo #te fdomnton Tonnrii of tip a[ttg of$oath rnh Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred BILL NO. 119-94 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 6, SECTION 2-84. 7(b) OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING TAX ABATEMENT FEES Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion This bill has been recommended to the Council favorable. • Roland Kelly, Chairman FREE PRESS OPel> PUBLISHING CO. ,,'''SOUTH 8 ,_ °4 \`''''�'1'1'��/�d�=: City of South Bend ,,, ,,\PEA_ CE�j ,,. f Common Council c. ....,.._.:...... 1865 , �'' County-City Building•South Bend,Indiana 46601 ,,,,,,�,,,��,,,� (219)235-9321 Fax(219)235-9173 Ann Puzzello President November 22, 1994 Cleo Washington Vice-President South Bend Common Council 4th Floor, County-City Building Roland Kelly South Bend,Indiana 46601 Chairperson,Committee of the Whole Re: Tax Abatement Fees Dear Councilmembers: Stephen Luecke First District The following proposed ordinance would formally establish where tax abatement fees should be deposited. The initial City Clerk's fee of $ 250.00 Cleo Washington would be deposited into the General Fund, and all other fees would be Second District deposited into Fund 212. In this way, the Department of Community and Roland Kelly Economic Development would be able to offset some of the staff time costs Third District needed to properly implement the tax abatement program. Ann Puzzello I will be recommending that this proposed ordinance be sent to the Community Fourth District and Economic Development Committee of the Council for further review and recommendation. Linas Slavinskas Fifth District Thank you. Thomas Zakrzewski Sincerely, Sixth District Sean Coleman Roland Kelly, Chairperson At Large Community and Economic Development Committee Loretta Duda Attachment At Large cc: Eugene Ladewski Jon Hunt At Large Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand Council Attorney