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Dept. of Law
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[O-640-23]Amending Sections 1905.01 and 1905.14 of the Toledo Municipal Code to provide, among other matters, for the continuation of the City's existing temporary three-quarters (3/4%) municipal income tax for a period commencing January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028, to continue to provide additional funds for Police, Fire, and other Safety Department responsibilities, for the General Fund, and for the Capital Improvements Fund, and for the allocation of those funds.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
At the election held on March 19, 2024, the electors of the City of Toledo voted to approve this Ordinance authorizing a continuing levy of a three-quarter percent (3/4%) income tax for the purpose of to provide additional funds for Police, Fire, and other Safety Department responsibilities, for the General Fund, and for the Capital Improvements Fund, and for the allocation of those funds.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That Section 1905.01 of the Toledo Municipal Code, as presently written, to wit:
"1905.01 Declaration of Purposes and Levying of Tax.
(A) There shall be and are hereby levied the following annual taxes on the income of every person residing in or earning or receiving income in the Municipality, as measured by each such person's municipal taxable income, all as hereafter provided in this Chapter:
(1) To provide funds for general municipal operations, maintenance, new equipment and capital improvements of the City, a tax on municipal taxable income at a uniform rate of one percent (1.00%) per year.
(2) To provide funds one-half (1/2) of which shall be allocated to the General Fund for wage and salary increases and services and one-half (1/2) of which shall be allocated to the Capital Improvements Fund, as provided in Ordinance No. 605-66, passed by the Council of the City of Toledo on August 1, 1966, and approved by the City's ...
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