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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF BUDGET ESTIMATES AND TAX LEVIES
Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Mentone Town of Kosciusko County, Indiana, that the Town Cou ncil of Mentone Town, at 201 W. Main St. on September 8, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. will conduct a public hearing on the budget. Following this meeting, any ten or more taxpayers may object to a budget, tax rate, or tax levy by filing an object ing petition with the proper officers of the political subdivision within seven 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 petition 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 Mentone on October 5, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. to adopt the following budget . Net Assessed Valuation 23,119,742
BUDGET ESTIMATE
Complete details of budget estimates by fund and/or department may be seen at the Clerk Treasurer’s Offices.
| MAXIMUM ESTIMATED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUDGET | FUNDS TO BE RAISED | EXCESSIVE LEVY | CURRENT TAX | |
| TOWNSHIP FUNDS | ESTIMATE | (Including Appeals & | APPEALS | LEVY |
| Levies Exempt From | (Included In | |||
| Max. Levy Limitations) | Column 3) | |||
| General | 433741 | 217000 | 208101 | |
| MVH | 39650 | |||
| LRS | 11000 | |||
| Cemetery | 3200 | |||
| CCI | 6000 | |||
| CCD | 12138 | 11509 | ||
| CEDIT | 62000 | |||
| TOTAL | 555591 | 229138 | 219610 | |
The 2010 estimated maximum levy limitation for this unit is 217000
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 rates published for the C ounty Auditor, then ten
(10) or more taxpayers or one (1) taxpayer that owns property that represents at least ten percent (10%) of the taxable assessed valuation in the political subdivision may initiate an appeal from the county board of tax adjustment’s action on a political subdivision’s budget by filing a statement of their objections with the County Auditor. Th e statement must be filed no later than ten (10) days after the publication of the notice. The statement shall specifically ident ify the provision of the budget and tax levy to which the taxpayers object. The County Auditor shall forward the statement, with the budget, to the Department of Local Government Finance.
Barbara Ross, Clerk-Treasurer Date August 6, 2009 a12,19
