PUBLIC HEARING BY COUNTY COUNCIL FOR INCREASE IN LOCAL INCOME TAX Sept 26 at 6:30 PM

PUBLIC HEARING BY COUNTY COUNCIL FOR INCREASE IN LOCAL INCOME TAX Sept 26 at 6:30 PM 

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

PROPOSED LOCAL INCOME TAX RESOLUTION

A public hearing will be held by the Dearborn County Council, on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dearborn County Courthouse, Henry Dearborn Room, 165 Mary St., Lawrenceburg, IN  47025 concerning local income tax adoption.

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL INCOME TAX RESOLUTION

Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of DEARBORN COUNTY, Dearborn County, Indiana, that on September 26, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. public hearing will be held at the Dearborn County Courthouse, Henry Dearborn Room, 165 Mary St., Lawrenceburg, IN 47025. At that time, the County Council of Dearborn County will consider a resolution in substantially the following form concerning a proposed ordinance modifying the local income tax rates imposed in Dearborn County:

ORDINANCE MODIFYING LOCAL INCOME TAX RATES

DEARBORN COUNTY 

BE IT ORDAINED by the Local Income Tax Council of Dearborn County, Indiana that a need now exists to modify the local income tax rates imposed in the following way:

Allocation Rate Category	Existing LIT Rate	Proposed LIT Rate
Certified Shares (IC 6-3.6-6)	0.60%	0.60%
Public Safety (IC 6-3.6-6)		0.40%
Economic Development (IC 6-3.6-6)
Property Tax Relief Rate1 (IC 6-3.6-5)
Special Purpose Rate2 (IC 6-3.6-7-__)
Correctional or  Rehabilitation Facilities3 (IC 6-3.6-6-2.7)		0.20%

The local income tax rates proposed above will become effective on January 1, 2019.

Note 1: Units are encouraged to consider both the county property tax relief LIT rate and the application of property tax relief between the allocation categories. 

Note 2: If a unit is adopting a Special Purpose Rate, the unit must provide the IC Code for the rate.

Note 3:    This is new option for 2018 passed under HEA 1263. The tax rate must be in increments of one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%) and may not exceed two-tenths of one percent (0.2%). This tax rate may only be imposed by a county fiscal body.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that a public hearing was held on the proposed local income tax rate modifications on September 26, 2018.  Proper notice of the public hearing was provided pursuant to IC 5-3-1. 

Duly adopted by the following vote of the members of said Dearborn County Local Income Tax Council this _____ day of __________, 2018.

After the public hearing on September 26, 2018, the County Council may take action on the proposed resolution. There is no remonstrance opportunity on any action taken on the proposed resolution. 

The public hearing identified above is the taxpayer’s opportunity to express concerns and ask questions on the proposed resolution.

Dated this ____ day of _______, 2018.

 

Dearborn County Council