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TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD MAY 7, 2019, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 75-76, PASSED AUGUST, 1976, SO AS TO INCREASE THE GAHANNA INCOME TAX FROM A RATE OF ONE AND ONE-HALF (1.5%) PERCENT TO A RATE OF TWO AND ONE-HALF (2.5%) PERCENT AND TO INCREASE THE CREDIT FOR TAXES PAID TO ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY FROM EIGHTY-THREE AND ONE-THIRD PERCENT (83.33%) TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%).
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WHEREAS, Section 4.06 of the Charter of the City of Gahanna provides that "the power of Council to levy taxes shall be subject to the limitations provided by the Constitution and the laws of Ohio, and nothing contained in this Charter shall be construed to authorize the levy of any taxes in excess of said limitations without a vote of the people"; and
WHEREAS, Section 718.04 of the Ohio Revised Code provides that "No municipal corporation shall levy a tax on income at a rate in excess of one percent without having obtained the approval of the excess by a majority of the electors of the municipality voting on the questions at a general, primary or special election"; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain Gahanna as a community where people want to live and businesses want to locate and remain a safe community and with nine years of economic growth, the City has reduced services and Parks and Recreation programming to maintain core infrastructure for 2019; and
WHEREAS, safety in our community must continue to be a priority and police protection and keeping a police presence in our schools is and will continue to be critical for Gahanna; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain our community as a place where people want to live and businesses want to locate, we must fix our aging streets, potholes and crumbling curbs, we must address traffic congestion, fix the condition of our streets to maintain property values and preserve the community expected quality of life services and programming.
NOW, THEREFORE,...
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