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Attorney reads first reading of ordinance to offer 2% discount for property taxes paid by Dec. 1
Summary
At a special Oct. 22 meeting, City of Stamping Ground attorney Joe Hoffman read a proposed amendment to Section 35.02 of the 2024 tax ordinance that would provide a 2% discount for ad valorem property taxes paid by Dec. 1, 2024; the measure was read for first reading and received no vote at this meeting.
Attorney Joe Hoffman read a proposed amendment to Section 35.02 of the City of Stamping Ground’s 2024 tax ordinance at a special meeting on Oct. 22, 2024, that would provide a 2% discount for ad valorem property taxes paid by Dec. 1, 2024.
The change was presented as a first reading; the transcript records Hoffman reading the ordinance language but does not record any council vote or formal action on the ordinance itself during the meeting. The amendment’s sole substantive detail in the record is the 2% discount for payments made by the Dec. 1, 2024 deadline.
Commissioner Billy Swartz moved to adjourn the meeting; Commissioner David Clark seconded. The motion passed 3-0 and the meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m. The minutes of this special meeting are scheduled for approval at the Nov. 5, 2024 meeting.
No additional debate, public comment, or amendments to the ordinance are recorded in the meeting transcript. The text of the proposed amendment is identified in the record as an amendment to Section 35.02 of the 2024 tax ordinance; the transcript does not specify an effective date beyond the payment deadline nor does it show a council vote on the ordinance during this session.
