HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommon Council Voting in Favor of a Proposed Ordinance St. Joseph County Income Tax Council Increasing Percentage Credit Allowed for Homesteads RESOLUTION
NO. 1258-85
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
February 11, 19 85 .
Attest: City Clerk
Attest: (a(14-.t-L President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
February 11, 19 RS .
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Approved and signed by me I // 19 �S
Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. L S"&-' .0
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND VOTING IN FAVOR OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE
OF THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY INCOME TAX COUNCIL INCREASING
THE PERCENTAGE CREDIT ALLOWED FOR HOMESTEADS.
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend
recognizes that the Indiana Legislature has passed legislation which
provides that once a county option income tax is in effect , a county
may adopt an ordinance to increase the percentage credit allowed for
homesteads in its county under IC 6-1 . 1-20.9-2 ;
WHEREAS, in order to provide property tax relief to all
owners of homesteads in St. Joseph County, Indiana, it is in the
interest of residents of South Bend and St. Joseph County to increase
the percentage credit allowed for homesteads .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of
the City of South Bend , Indiana, as follows :
SECTION I. That the Common Council of the City of South
Bend hereby casts its 45 .41 votes for the proposed ordinance of the
St. Joseph County Income Tax Council , which reads as follows :
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY INCOME TAX
COUNCIL INCREASING THE PRECENTAGE CREDIT ALLOWED
FOR HOMESTEADS.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT:
WHEREAS, IC 6-3 .5-6-2 established the County
Income Tax Council ; and
WHEREAS, the members of the St. Joseph County
Income Tax Council are the South Bend Common
Council , Mishawaka Common Council , the St. Joseph
County Council , and other local units; and
WHEREAS, during the 1984 General Assembly the
law governing percentage credits allowed for
homestead exemptions was amended to allow a four
percent (4%) credit during 1986 and thereafter
unless said credits are increased by Ordinance
of the County Income Tax Council ; and
WHEREAS, the St. Joseph County Income Tax
Council wishes to increase the percentage credit
allowed for homestead exemptions two percent (2%) ;
and
WHEREAS, such an Ordinance of the St. Joseph
County Income Tax Council must be passed on or
before June 1, 1985;
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ST.
JOSEPH COUNTY INCOME TAX COUNCIL OF ST. JOSEPH
COUNTY, INDIANA, as follows :
SECTION I. The percentage credit for
homesteads , as provided by IC 6-1.1-20.9 is
increased by the St. Joseph County Income Tax
Council for all eligible homesteads in the
county , according to the following schedule :
CALENDAR YEAR PERCENTAGE CREDIT
1986 6% (2% local , 4% state)
1987 6% (2% local , 4% state)
1988 6% (2% local , 4% state)
1989 6% (2% local , 4% state)
SECTION II. The percentage credit allowed
for homesteads under the schedule in Section I.
of this Ordinance is the sum of the percentage
credit allowed by IC 6-1 .1-20 .9 plus the
additional percentage credit authorized by the
St. Joseph County Income Tax Council . This
Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on
and after the 1st day of January, 1986.
SECTION III . This Ordinance expires on
December 31 , 1989.
SECTION II. This resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and
approval by the Mayor.
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Approved and signed by me this (kid._ day of ,
1985 , at 9:00 o' clock. ' / VA4t
Roger . Pa eni=, Mayo
City f S ' h Bend
ATTEST:
Irene Gammon, City Clerk
FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE
FEB 61985
PRESENTED -//1-8s IRENE GAMMON
CITY CLERK, SO. BEND, IN
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