Petition To Appeal For An Increase To The Maximum Levy (A Request for Permission from the Department of Local Government Finance to Impose an Excess Levy as a Result of a Revenue Shortfall)
Ordinance 12-21 approves a Petition for Appeal to the Department of Local Government Finance for an increase to the maximum levy, pursuant to IC 6-1.1-18.5-16. The appeal from relief from the levy limitations is necessary in order to carry out the governmental functions committed to the City of Bloomington. The excess levy appeal is in the amount of $377,930 and is the result of a property tax shortfall due to erroneous certified net assessed valuation figures being provided by the Monroe County Auditor