Notice of Adoption of Ordinance 4902

The Goshen Common Council passed Ordinance 4902, Establish the Annual Tax Rate for the City of Goshen Cumulative Building and Sinking Fund for Municipal Sewers on May 2, 2017. The Cumulative Building and Sinking Fund for Municipal Sewers may be used for any or all the purposes specified by Indiana Code § 36-9-26-2(a). 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of assessed valuation beginning with 2017 taxes payable in 2018 and continuing each year thereafter until reduced or rescinded.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 fifty (50) Cityof 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 and Sinking Fund for Municipal Sewers. Upon the filing of the petition, the Elkhart County Auditor shall immediately certify the petition to theIndiana 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 and Sinking Fund for Municipal Sewers. After the hearing, the DLGF shall certify approval, disapproval, or modification of the City of Goshen’s proposal.