03-09-15 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 09, 2015 This bill had third reading. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to move this bill to passage, Councilmember white seconded the motion. The bill passed by a roll call vote of seven (7) ayes and (1) nay by Councilmember Henry Davis Jr. RESOLUTIONS This portion of the Council meeting is where the Common Council hears Bills filed as proposed Resolutions. The title of each proposed resolution is read by the City Clerk. A report from the Committee Chairperson of the Standing Committee to which the Bill was referred to for an Preliminary questions onlywith all other advisory review and recommendation is then given., Council comments being heard during the Council portion. RESOLUTION NO. 15-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, VOICING CONCERN OVER MANY OF THE ASSESSMENTS OF LAND IN THE CITY AND SEEKING AMICABLE SOLUTIONS OF THESE CONCERNS WHICH ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE TAXPAYERS A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, VOICING CONCERNS OVER MANY OF THE ASSESSMENTS OF LAND IN THE CITY AND SEEKING AMICABLE SOLUTIONS OF THESE CONCERNS WHICH ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE TAXPAYERS , on October 1, 2014 the” St. Joseph County Assessor’s Office mailed out Form 11- Whereas Notice of Assessment of Land and Structures for the 2014 pay 2015 Assessment Year for property owners whose values have changed…”; and , even though the St. Joseph County Assessor’s Office sent out a News Release on Whereas October 2, 2014 notifying the public of this reassessment, many questions have been raised about what many have called “lopsided” relationship between the assessed value, new assessed value and market rate of an increasing number of the properties; and th , currently taxpayers may appeal no later than May 10 or 45 days after the date of Whereas the tax bill, whichever is later; and , the Common Council recognizes that the County Assessor serves as the Secretary Whereas to the Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals which reviews property tax assessments and reviews all tax assessment appeals; and , the Common Council further recognizes that the City of South Bend has a website Whereas dedicated to “Property Taxes” at www.ci.south-bend.in.us which provides links to the St. Joseph County Treasurer’s Office so that assessments, exemptions and payments may be viewed; as well as links to the Department of Local Government Finance, St. Joseph County Assessor, St. Joseph County Auditor; and , the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) has an oversight role in the Whereas property assessment process after the Assessor has placed values on properties in the county; and , DLGF reviews “an assessment to sales ratio study” which is “basically a Whereas comparison between sales and assessed values in the county to ensure that market values are being used to determine assessed values” in order to measure “the accuracy and equity of assessments” as further addressed on the DLGF website available at www.in.gov ; and 6