54-09 Amnesty Program for Delinquent Income Tax

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PLACED ON 15T READING & REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMII?EE 6/15/09 ORDINANCE NO. 54-09 BY: Antonio, Bullock, Butler, Dever, Madigan, Powers, Summers. AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members elected to Council otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law authorizing the Director of Finance to conduct an Amnesty Program to Encourage The Payment of Delinquent Income Tax Accounts. WHEREAS, The City of Lakewood, Finance Department believes that an Amnesty Program for delinquent income tax accounts would benefit the City; and WHEREAS, The Amnesty Program would begin on July 21, 2009 and end on September 30, 2009; and WHEREAS, The Amnesty Program provides an opportunity to educate City of Lakewood taxpayers about their civic responsibilities under the City of Lakewood Income Tax Ordinance; and WHEREAS, The Amnesty Program allows taxpayers an opportunity to resolve their delinquent income tax accounts without penalty; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure, and that this ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the City in that amnesty programs facilitate the collection of past due taxes. Now Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Director of Finance is authorized to conduct an Amnesty Program and abate penalties. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and any of its