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c t CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED • ORDI??ANCE NO. 64-__!jQV__ ? , BY ' . A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE POSITION OF COUNTY AUDITOR, R,AI,pH J. pERK, IN HIS ATTEMPT TO PROTECT THE HOMEOWNER FROM ANY INCREASE IN TAXES: ALSO REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO CALL THE LEGISLATURE INTO SPECIAL SESSION TO TAKE ALL POSSIBLE STEPS NECESSAR;t TO PREVENT THE INCREASE IN R£AL ESTATE TAXES FOR THE H011/IEOWNER WHICH WILL RESULT B°Y THE APPLICATION OF THE RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION IN THE CASE OF THE STATE EX REL THE PARK INVESTMENT COMPANY VS. THE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS ET AL, AND DECLARING AN EMERGEN CY. WHEREAS, Council has been apprised of the recent Supreme Court decision requiring that residential property be taxed at the same level as commercial property, and WHEREAS, it has been estimated that this could mean up to a 20% increase for the homeowner in the City of North Olmsted, and WHEREAS, such an increase would discourage home owner- ? ship and thus destroy the stabilfty of owner-occupied neighborhoods in the City of North Olmsted, and WHEREAS, the record will show that wherever there is a large owner-occupied neighborhood there is less need for police and fire protection, less juvenile delinquency, less crime, and more economic and social stability, and • WHEREAS, this Supreme Court Decision will fall hardest on those least able to pay, such as the senior citizen on a fixed income who scrimps and saves penny by penny to pay his just real estate taxes, and WHEREAS, any increase in taxes will result in a home- owner's defecting all bond issues, regardless of their worth and progress in this community could grind to a halt, and WHEREAS, there must be equalization in real estate taxation within the various classifications of property and not necessarily between them, Section 1: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ordained by the Council of the City of North Olmsted, Ohio, that this Council be placed on record as unanimously supporting the position of County Auditor, R81ph J. • Perk, in attempting to appeal the decision of the Supreme Couit and, further in his attempt to bring about a change in the Ohio law to favor homeowners. Section 2: That the Council respectfully request the Governor of Ohio to call the Legislature into special session for the purpose of establishing a Homestead Act, or to provide tn the the law for a classifi- cation of property as either agricultural, residential, commercial or industrial, with a legal percentage of the true value of each classification. The residential snd agricultural classifications should receive favored treatment with a lower tax base. 1,i.??