Explanation
This action is required as part of the County tax budget process. This resolution accepts the amounts and rates determined by the Franklin County Budget Commission.
Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal impact at this time - this resolution accepts rate information from Franklin County
Title
To accept the amounts and rates by the Franklin County Budget Commission for the City's Tax Budget for 2025 and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, this Council, in accordance with the provisions of law, has previously adopted a tax budget for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Budget Commission of Franklin County, Ohio, has certified its action to this Council together with an estimate by the County Auditor of the rate of each tax necessary to be levied by the Council, and what part thereof is without and what part is within the ten mill limitation; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Government in that it is immediately necessary for Council to accept the amounts and rates fixed by the County Budget Commission for the City's tax budget for the tax year 2024 (collection year 2025) in order to meet the required Oct 1, 2024 deadline. The mandated timing and availability of the data necessary to prepare this resolution require that it be submitted as an emergency; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the amounts and rates as determined by the Franklin County Budget Commission in its certification, be and the same are hereby accepted.
SECTION 2. Be it further resolved that there be and is hereby levied on the tax duplicate of said City the rates of each tax necessary to be levied within and without the ten mill limitation for tax year 2024 (collection year 2025), as set forth in SCHEDULE A, as follows:
SCHEDULE A
SUMMARY OF AMOUNTS REQUIRED FROM GENERAL PROPERTY TAX
APPROVED BY THE BUDGET COMMISSION, AND COUNTY AUDITOR'S
ESTIMATED TAX RA...
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