NOTICE OF ADOPTION To the taxpayers of Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County, State of Indiana. You are hereby notified that on the 15th day of April, 2013, the Jefferson Township Board, Kosciusko County, State of Indiana, pursuant to notice heretofore given, and under and by virtue of IC 36-8-14, duly adopted a plan whereby a Cumulative Fire Fund was established to provide the following: For all uses set out in IC 36-8-14. The fund will be provided for by a property tax rate of $.0333 on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of taxable real and personal property within the taxing unit beginning in 2013 payable in 2014, and thereafter, continuing until reduced or rescinded. Ten (10) or more taxpayers in the taxing unit who will be affected by the tax rate and corresponding levy may file a petition with Kosciusko County Auditor, not later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this Notice, setting forth their objections to the proposed rate and levy. Upon the filing of the petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the Department of Local Government Finance, at which point the Department will fix a date for and conduct a public hearing on the proposed rate and levy before issuing its approval or disapproval thereof. Dated this 15th day of April, 2013. Jefferson Township Advisory Board Robert Riley, Chairman Dee Ann Beer, Secretary John Beer, Member Beth Krull, Member 4-19 hspaxlp