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Council clarifies tax-on-ballot and separate legislative credit; voters will only see tax question in November
Summary
Council members asked whether the tax measure on the Nov. ballot includes a tax credit; the mayor and city staff clarified that voters will vote only on the tax and that any credit is a separate legislative action the council would adopt after election certification.
During final remarks at the Sept. 2 North Ridgeville City Council meeting, members asked for clarification about a tax measure scheduled for the November ballot and whether it includes a tax credit for residents.
Councilmember Schaefer asked, "This is the tax that does not have a credit. Is that correct?" The mayor responded that a tax credit will be offered but explained that the credit is a separate legislative action. "You don't vote on the credit. You vote on the tax, and the credit is a legislative act," the mayor said, noting there is an ordinance that gives the credit which will be considered after the November election results are certified.
Nut graf: Voters in November will see only the tax question on the ballot; the council clarified that any tax-credit program is enacted by separate ordinance after election results are finalized and is not part of the ballot question.
Councilmembers said the city had previously discussed an ordinance addressing the credit and that it had been postponed until after certification of the election results. There was no vote on the credit during the meeting; the exchange was a procedural clarification for residents and council members following public inquiries.
Ending: Council scheduled a committee of the whole meeting for Sept. 10 to discuss an unrelated ordinance (20 25-1-04) and tax increment financing; timing for any credit ordinance was described by the mayor as post-election and subject to later council action.
