The Board of Trustees of Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio met in regular session at the Miami Township Civic Building on August 17, 2004 with the following members present: Edwin H. Humphrey, Joseph W. Uecker and Mary Makley Wolff.
MRS. WOLFF made a motion to adopt the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION DECLARING NECESSITY FOR RENEWAL OF A TAX LEVY FOR PARK AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE SECTIONS 5705.19(H) AND 5705.25, DISPENSING WITH THE SECOND READING
WHEREAS, at the general election held on November 2, 1999, the electors of Miami Township approved a renewal of a tax levy first voted upon in November of 1995 which levied an additional tax of 1.5 mills, in excess of the ten-mill limitation, for a period of five years, for parks and recreational purposes; and
WHEREAS, such renewal tax was first levied on the 2000 tax duplicate, and
expires with the levy on the 2004 tax duplicate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees ("Board") of
Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio, by authority of Chapter 504 and Sections
5705.19(H) and 5705.25 of the Ohio Revised Code, as follows:
SECTION 1: That the amount of taxes that may be raised within the ten-mill limitation will be insufficient to provide for the necessary requirements of Miami Township, and that, pursuant to Revised Code Sections 5705.19(H) and 5705.25, it is necessary to levy a tax in excess of that limitation, as a renewal of the tax levy approved by the electors at the general election on November 2, 1999, for any and all purposes provided in Ohio Revised Code Sections 5705.19(H) and 5705.25 at a rate not exceeding one and one-half (1.5) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.15 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time. The first calendar year in which the levy shall be due is 2006.
SECTION 2. That pursuant to Section 5705.25 of the Revised Code, the form of
the ballots cast at the election to be held upon the question (subject to
exercise by the Clermont County Board of Elections and the Secretary of State of
their respective statutory responsibilities) shall be as follows:
PROPOSED TAX LEVY
A MAJORITY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE IS
NECESSARY FOR PASSAGE
A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio for the purposes SET FORTH IN DIVISION 5705.19(H) FOR PARK AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES at a rate not exceeding one and one-half (1.5) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.15 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2005, first due in calendar year 2006.
FOR THE TAX LEVY
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY
SECTION 3. That the question shall be submitted to the electors of Miami
Township at the general election to be conducted on November 2, 2004.
SECTION 4. That the Township Clerk or designee is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Elections of Clermont County not less that seventy-five (75) days prior to the election.
SECTION 5. That the Board does hereby dispense with the requirement that this Resolution be read on two separate days, pursuant to Section 504.10 of the Ohio Revised Code, and authorizes the adoption of this Resolution upon its first reading.
SECTION 6. That this Board hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the passage of this Resolution were taken in an open meeting of this Board, and that all deliberations of this Board and of its Committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were taken in meetings open to the public, in full compliance with applicable legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.
SECTION 7. This Resolution shall take effect at the earliest period allowed by law.
First Reading: August 17, 2004
Second Reading: Dispensed with
Effective: September 18, 2004
MR. UECKER seconded the motion to adopt the Resolution. On the roll call being called the vote resulted as follows:
Mr. Humphrey AYE
Mr. Uecker AYE
Mrs. Wolff AYE
Resolution 2004-29 adopted August 17, 2004.