HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-R-03 RESOLUTION NO. 89-R-~__
RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF THE IMPOSITION OF
COUNTY OPTION INCOME TAX (COIT)
WHEREAS, Indiana Code 6-3.5-6-1 et seq. establishes the
provisions and procedures for the imposition of a County option
Income Tax (COIT); and
WHEREAS, it is the belief of the Common Council of the
City of jeffersonville, as well as its Mayor, that the General
Property Tax levied upon the residents of jeffersonville and
other citizens of Clark County is onerous and excessive, and
that therefore a more equitable method of taxation providing
for the sharing of the burden of financing local government
should be utilized; and
WHEREAS, other capital improvement projects, specifically
including the construction of a new county jail, make it
further advisable that such an income tax be adopted in order
to avoid further burdening the property owners in Clark County
exclusively with such expense; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of jeffersonville
as well as its Mayor believes that for the reasons stated
hereinabove, that the County Adjusted Gross Income Tax (CAGIT),
is preferable vehicle to solve these probTems as such funds are
to be used primarily for local property tax replacement; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville
and its Mayor are further aware that CAGIT can be passed only
by the Clark County Council and therefore the Common Council of
the City of Jeffersonville hereby takes action on COIT for the
reasons that is the only remedy to the problems enumerated
hereinabove that the City can take affirmative action in'~
solving and the City believes that this action is better than
no action at all; and
WHEREAS, the City would continue to urge the Clark County
Council to 'adopt CAGIT in the alternative, or to support COIT
upon transmittal by the Clark County Auditor to all other
members of the Clark County Income Tax Council; and
WHEREAS, the Clark County Auditor has certified that
pursuant to the 1980 U.S. Census, that jeffersonville is
entitled to 24 of 100 votes pursuant to provisions of Indiana
Code 6-3.5-6-3.
THEREFORE,
NOW,
the City of jeffersonville casts its 24
ordinance of the Clark County Income Tax Council,
as follows:
the
proposed ordinance
filed herewith.
Pursuant to
BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of
votes for the proposed
which reads
(See attached.)
Be it further resolved that by passage of this document,
City of jeffersonville further proposes adoption of the
of the county Income Tax Council which is
Indiana Code 6-3.5-6-4 a copy of this
Resolution and the proposed County Income Tax Council ordinance
shall be filed with the Auditor of Clark County upon its
passage, approval and signing by the Mayor.
Passed and adopted this ~day of ~. ,
of the City of jeffersonville,
1989, by the Common Council
Clark County, Indiana.
PRESIDENT, COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
SPE ER, ·
CLERK-TREASURE~~
Presented by me as
City of jeffersonvilte,
~. , 1989.
Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of the
Indiana, this ~ day of
Approved and signed
by me this ~'-- day of
COUNTY INCOME TAX COUNCIL
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A COUNTY OPTION INCOME TAX
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of jeffersonville
as its fiscal body has at its regular meeting on the day
of , 1989, proposed this ordinance by resolution
in order to enact a County Option Income Tax (COIT), further
has cast its 24 votes in favor of the same; and
WHEREAS, the Auditor of Clark County has now transmitted
this proposed ordinance to all other members for approval or
denial within ten (10) days after receipt of the same from the
City of jeffersonville; and
WHEREAS, the entities listed below have cast their
respective votes within thirty (30) days after receipt of the
proposed ordinance from the County Auditor pursuant to the
provisions of Indiana code 6-3.5-6-5:
Clark County Council (48 votes)
FOR AGAINST
Charlestown City Council (1 vote)
FOR AGAINST
Clarksville Town Board (17 votes)
FOR AGAINST
Jeffersonville City Council (24 votes)
FOR X
Sellersburg Town Board
FOR
Utica Town Board
FOR
New Providence
FOR
Auditor
AGAINST
(4 votes)
AGAINST
(1 vote)
AGAINST~
Town Board (0 votes)
AGAINST
of Clark County having tallied the votes as
The
set forth hereinabove according to law hereby certifies that a
majority of the votes cast upon said ordinance are in favor of
the same.
BE IT, THEREFORE, ORDAINED that the Clark County Income
Tax Council imposes the County Option Income Tax on the county
taxpayers of Clark County. The County Option Income Tax is
imposed at a rate of two-tenths of one percent (.02%) on the
resident county taxpayers of the county and at a rate of
five-hundredths of one percent (0.05%) on all other county
taxpayers. This tax takes effect July 1, 1989.
So ordained this day of , 1989.
CLARK COUNTY COUNCIL
By:
Title:
CHARLESTOWN CITY COUNCIL
By:
Title:
CLARKSVILLE TOWN BOARD
By:
Title:
JEFFERSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL
By:
Title:
SELLERSBURG TOWN BOARD
By:
Title:
UTICA TOWN BOARD
By:
Title:
NEW PROVIDENCE TOWN BOARD
By:
Title:
I hereby certify that the
adoption of COIT were duly forwarded
majority of the votes case favor
pursuant to the provisions herein.
foregoing votes in favor of the
to my office, and that a
imposition of said tax
Richard P. Jones
Clark County Auditor