Sullivan County; Maximum Levies

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Sec. 30. (a) This section applies only to Sullivan County.

(b) The executive of the county may, upon approval by the fiscal body of the county, submit a petition to the department of local government finance for an increase in the county's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy under IC 6-1.1-18.5 for property taxes due and payable in 2021. A petition must be submitted not later than September 1, 2020.

(c) If a petition is submitted under subsection (b), the department of local government finance shall increase the county's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy under IC 6-1.1-18.5 for property taxes due and payable in 2021. The amount of the increase under this section is equal to the difference between:

(1) the lesser of:

(A) the county's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy under IC 6-1.1-18.5 for property taxes due and payable in 2020; or

(B) the ad valorem property tax levy adopted by the county fiscal body for property taxes due and payable in 2020; and

(2) the county's ad valorem property tax levy under IC 6-1.1-18.5 as certified by the department of local government finance for property taxes due and payable in 2020.

(d) The adjustment under this section is a temporary, one (1) time increase to the county's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for purposes of IC 6-1.1-18.5.

(e) This section expires June 30, 2023.

As added by P.L.159-2020, SEC.28.


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