Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF BUDGET ESTIMATES AND TAX LEVIES
Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Claypool Civil Town of Kosciusko County, Indiana, that the Common/Town Council or Board of Claypool Civil Town at Clerk’s Office, 408 South Graceland Avenue on August 17, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. will conduct a public hearing on the budget. Following this meeting, a ny ten
(10) or more taxpayers may object to a budget, tax rate, or tax levy by filing an objecting petition with the proper officers of the political subdivision within seven (7) days after the hearing. The objecting petition must identify the provisions of the budget, tax rate, or tax levy that taxpayers object to. If a pet ition is filed, the political subdivision shall adopt with its budget a finding concerning the objections filed and testimony presented. Following the aforementioned meeting, the fiscal body will meet at Clerk’s Office, 408 S. Graceland Ave., on September 21, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to adopt the following budget Net Assessed Valuation 6,374,000
Complete details of budget estimates by fund and/or department may be seen at the Clerk Treasurer’s
| Office. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAXIMUM ESTIMATED | ||||
| BUDGET | FUNDS TO BE RAISED | EXCESSIVE LEVY | CURRENT TAX | |
| FUND NAME | ESTIMATE | (Including Appeals & | APPEALS | LEVY |
| Levies Exempt From | (Included In | |||
| Max. Levy Limitations) | Column 3) | |||
| General | 165,108 | 63,251 | 52,150 | |
| Motor Vehicle | 63,520 | 20,363 | ||
| Local Road/Street | 5,844 | |||
| Cum Cap Improvement | 1,865 | |||
| Rainy Day | 6,753 | |||
| Edit | 68,746 | |||
| TOTAL | 311,836 | 83,614 | 74,833 | |
The 2010 estimated maximum levy limitation for this unit is 77,682 The Property Tax Replacement Credit used to reduce the rate for this unit is -0- Taxpayers appearing at the hearing shall have an opportunity to be heard. Pursuant to IC 6.1.1-17-13 ,
after the tax levies have been determined, fixed by the appropriate governing body, and the tax rate s published for the County Auditor, then ten (10) or more taxpayers or one (1) taxpayer that owns prop erty that represents at least ten percent (10%) of the taxable assessed valuation in the political subdi vision may initiate an appeal from the county board of tax adjustment’s action on a political subdivision’s bud get by filing a statement of their objections with the County Auditor. The statement must be filed no later than ten
(10) days after the publication of the notice. The statement shall specifically identify the provisi on of the budget and tax levy to which the taxpayers object. The County Auditor shall forward the statement, w ith the budget, to the department of Local Government Finance. Date: July 22, 2009
Arlene Leiter, Clerk-Treasurer a7,17
