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Council staff: Liberty Ministries’ nonprofit exemption pending; applicant disputes prior practice
Summary
City staff said Liberty Ministries / Family Worship, Inc. must provide an IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter to qualify for occupation-tax exemption; the church’s representative said they had not previously been required to supply that letter and asked the city to resolve an administrative handling error.
City staff told the council Nov. 17 that Liberty Ministries / Family Worship, Inc. submitted a business-license application for 2024–25 but had not provided a church-specific IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter required for a nonprofit occupation-tax exemption under the city code. The file remains pending and fire and building inspections are on…
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