The Board of Trustees of Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio met in special session at the Miami Township Civic Building on August 22, 2005 with the following members present: Mary Makley Wolff, Edwin H. Humphrey and Ken Tracy.
MR. HUMPHREY made a motion to adopt the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION TO PROCEED TO LEVY TAX EXCEEDING TEN-MILL LIMITATION, DISPENSING WITH THE SECOND READING
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2005, the Board of Trustees of Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio passed Resolution 2005-31 declaring the necessity, for the purpose of generating funds for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, appliances, buildings, or sites therefor, or sources of water supply and materials therefor, or the establishment and maintenance of lines of fire alarm telegraph, or the payment of permanent, part-time, or volunteer firefighters or firefighting companies to operate the same, including the payment of the firefighter employers' contribution required under section 742.34 of the Revised Code, or the purchase of ambulance equipment or the provision of ambulance, paramedic or other emergency medical services operated by a fire department or firefighting company; and for the purpose of providing and maintaining motor vehicles, communications, other equipment, buildings and sites for such buildings used directly in the operation of a police department, or the payment of salaries of permanent police personnel, including the payment of the police officer employers' contribution required under section 742.33 of the Revised Code or the payment of the costs incurred by townships as a result of contracts made with other political subdivisions in order to obtain police protection, or the provision of ambulance or emergency medical services operated by a police department, to levy a tax in excess of the ten-mill limitation under RC 5705.19(JJ) at the rate of three and nine-tenths (3.90) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to thirty nine cents ($0.39) for each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of valuation, for a continuing period of time pursuant to Revised Code Section 5705.19; and
WHEREAS, the Clermont County Auditor has certified to the Board of Trustees of Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio that the dollar amount of revenue that would be generated by the tax levy during the first year of collection is $3,569,788 based on the current assessed valuation of Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio, $915,330,360.
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio, at least two-thirds of all members concurring, by authority of Revised Code Chapter 504 and in accordance with Revised Code Sections 5705.03 and 5705.19 as follows:
SECTION 1: That the Board shall proceed with submission of an additional tax levy at the rate of Three and Nine-Tenths (3.90) mills for the purposes set forth in Ohio Revised Code Section 5705.19 (JJ) as follows: for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, appliances, buildings, or sites therefor, or sources of water supply and materials therefor, or the establishment and maintenance of lines of fire alarm telegraph, or the payment of permanent, part-time, or volunteer firefighters or firefighting companies to operate the same, including the payment of the firefighter employers' contribution required under section 742.34 of the Revised Code, or the purchase of ambulance equipment or the provision of ambulance, paramedic or other emergency medical services operated by a fire department or firefighting company; and for the purpose of providing and maintaining motor vehicles, communications, other equipment, buildings and sites for such buildings used directly in the operation of a police department, or the payment of salaries of permanent police personnel, including the payment of the police officer employers' contribution required under section 742.33 of the Revised Code or the payment of the costs incurred by townships as a result of contracts made with other political subdivisions in order to obtain police protection, or the provision of ambulance or emergency medical services operated by a police department; which amounts to Thirty-Nine cents ($0.39) for each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of valuation, for a continuing period of time pursuant to Revised Code Section 5705.19.
SECTION 2: That the levy shall be for a continuing period of time and shall be placed upon the tax lists, commencing in 2005, first due in calendar year 2006, in compliance with Ohio Revised Code Section 5705.34, if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.
SECTION 3: That the question of such tax levy shall be submitted to the electors of Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio at the election to be held therein on November 8, 2005.
SECTION 4: That the Acting Clerk is hereby directed to certify, not less than 75 days prior the election, to the Board of Elections, Clermont County, Ohio, a copy of Resolution 2005-31 and a copy of this resolution together with the Certification of the Clermont County Auditor, and notify the Board of Elections to cause notice of election on the question of levying the tax to be given as required by law.
SECTION 5. That the Board does herby dispense with the requirement that the Resolution be read on two separate days, pursuant to Revised Code Section 504.10 and authorizes the adoption of this resolution on the first reading.
SECTION 6. That the Board finds and determines that all formal actions
relative to the passage of this resolution were taken in an open meeting and
that all deliberations of the Board which resulted in the passage of this
resolution, were taken in meetings open to the public, in full compliance with
all legal requirements including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall take effect at the earliest period allowed
by law.
First Reading: August 22, 2005
Second Reading: Dispensed with
Effective: September 21, 2005
MR. TRACY seconded the motion to adopt the Resolution. On the roll call being called the vote resulted as follows:
Mrs. Wolff AYE
Mr. Humphrey AYE
Mr. Tracy AYE
Resolution 2005-32 adopted August 22, 2005.