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RESOLUTION NO. 98-22
<br />A RESOLUTION OF HAYFIELD VILLAGE, BY AND THROUGH COUNCIL, TO EXPRESS ITS
<br />STRONG OPPOSITION TO PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 803 CURRENTLY PENDING BEFORE THE
<br />OHIO LEGISLATURE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
<br />WHEREAS, the Ohio State Legislature has currently pending before the House of Representatives, Bill
<br />No. 803 (hereafter HB 803), which would amend Chapter 718 of the Ohio Revised Code regarding municipal
<br />income tax laws; and
<br />WHEREAS, Pursuant to Chapter 718 of the Ohio Revised Code, as well as the Constitution of the State
<br />of Ohio, Article XVIII, Section 3, Mayfield Village has enacted legislation for the levying of local tax for the
<br />general municipal operations, as well as for services, safety, health and welfare of its citizens; and
<br />WHEREAS, HB 803 represents an encroachment upon municipalities' right to self-government and
<br />"Home Rule", and implies that current municipal policies, procedures and personnel are inefficient. Passage of
<br />HB 803 would now impose on each municipality the dictates of the special interest groups who inspired HB 803;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, HB 803 would result in increased administrative costs, decreased revenue, minimized
<br />efficiencies, with added bureaucracies at both the city and state level. In addition, HB 803 would change forms,
<br />deadlines, withholding tax levels and interest where such matters are currently covered as public policy under the
<br />existing local tax ordinances; and
<br />WHEREAS, HB 803 would result in greater alienation of taxpayers with the proposed change to tax
<br />filing deadlines, withholding quarterly/monthly minimums, changes in estimate payment deadlines and amounts,
<br />interest, extension rules and refund policy modifications -taxpayers may not receive fair and equitable treatment
<br />under the law, since HB 803, if taken literally, makes cumbersome audit procedures for audit of returns; and
<br />WHEREAS, HB 803 would serve to complicate unduly local tax for all municipalities in requiring
<br />changes and rewriting of local tax ordinances to comply with new rulings as proposed, in conjunction with
<br />changes at the federal and state level, resulting in great expense of time, money and administration to comply;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, HB 803 fails to take into consideration the different and individual profiles of cities,
<br />villages and towns and their ability to meet local needs. In addition, HB 803 would dictate changes to current
<br />laws which were passed by duly elected local officials to provide for the needs of their residents, businesses and
<br />industries; and
<br />WHEREAS, HB 803 would require the establishing of a State level board, as well as a board and added
<br />supervision at the local level, adding cost, redundancy and bureaucracy.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for Mayfield Village, Ohio,
<br />SECTION 1. Mayfield Village, by and through its Council, and for the. reasons set forth above, strongly
<br />opposes the passage of House Bill 803 currently pending before the Ohio Legislature.
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