Notice of Adoption of Ordinance 4901

The Goshen Common Council passed Ordinance 4901, Establish the Annual Tax Rate for the City of Goshen Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund on May 2, 2017. The Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund may be used for any or all the purposes specified by Indiana Code § 36-8-14-2(c). To provide for the fund, the City of Goshen will levy a tax on all taxable property within the City of Goshen. The tax rate will not exceed Three and Thirty-three hundredths Cents ($0.0333) on each One Hundred Dollars ($100) of assessed valuation beginning with 2017 taxes payable in 2018 and continuing each year thereafter until reduced or rescinded.
Not later than noon thirty (30) days after the publication of this Notice of Adoption, at least ten (10) City of Goshen taxpayers may file a petition with the Elkhart County Auditor stating their objections to the establishment of the annual tax rate for the Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund. Upon the filing of the petition, the Elkhart County Auditor shall immediately certify the petition to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF). The DLGF will fix a date for a hearing on the petition and the City of Goshen’s the establishment of the annual tax rate for the Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund. After the hearing, the DLGF shall
certify approval, disapproval, or modification of the City of Goshen’s proposal.