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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 64-~ BY_~~~.~. A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE POSITION OF COUNTY AUL?ITOR, RALPH J. PERK, IN HIS ATTEMPT TO PROTECT TH£ HOMEOWNER FROM ANY INCREASE IN TAXES: ALSO REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO CALL THE LEGISLATURE INTO SPECIAL SESSION TO TAKE ALL POSSIBLE STEPS NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INCREASE IN REAL. ESTATE TAXES FOR THE HOMEOWNER WHICH WILL RESULT BY THE APPLICATION OF THE RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION IN THE CASE OF THE STATE EX REL THE PARK INVESTMEAtT COMPANY V S. THE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS ET AL, AND DE CLAR~N G AN EMERGENCY. 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 28% increase for the homeowner in the City of North Olmsted, and WHEREAS, such an increase would discourage home owner- ship and thus destroy the stability 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 d.state taxation within the various classifications of property and not necessarily between them, Section l: 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, Ralph J. Perk, in attempting to appeal the decision of the Supreme Court 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 puplt+ose of establishing a Homestead Act, or to provide to the the law fora classifi- cation of property as either agricultural, residential, commercial or industrial, with a legal percentage of the true value of each classification. The residential and agricultural classifications should receive favored treatment with a lower tax base .