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SUPPORTING THE TRANSPARENT TAX ACT OF-2015 -.
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. A -4325 supplementing chapter 4 of Title 54, R.S.54:4 -465 and
designated the "Transparent Tax Act of 2015" is being considered for adoption by the New
Jersey State Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the amendment would permit the local jurisdiction to print separate tax bills to each
taxpayer, one showing the amount of property taxes due and payable for municipal tax
purposes, the other shall state the amount of property taxes due and payable for county
purposes, school purposes, fire district purposes and for the purposes of any other special
district on behalf of which the municipality collects property taxes; and
WHEREAS, both bills shall include a brief tabulation showing the distribution of the total
amount to be raised by taxes; and
WHEREAS, A -4325 would require the municipal tax collector to send notice of the pro rate
share, if any, of the property tax appeal refunds paid by the municipality during the tax year to
the county, school districts and fire districts for inclusion in their annual budgets;
WHEREAS, in the following tax year in which the refunds were paid, the municipal tax collector
is then required to deduct the applicable pro rata share of the property tax refund from the
amounts to be paid to the county, and each school and fire district; and
WHEREAS, these amendments, if adopted, will assist the general public to understand the tax
bill, the structure of the taxes and the level of support for each agency and will further provide
a more equitable structure to share the obligation of paying approved tax appeals as the title
states, creates transparency in the tax supporting local assessments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret,
County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, hereby supports Assembly Bill A -4235 amending
Title 54:4 -65 and urges the Legislature to approve and pass the bill for the reasons expressed
'herein; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Governor of the State of
.New Jersey, the members of the New Jersey Senate, the members of the New Jersey State
kssembly and the New Jersey League of Municipalities.
Adopted this 9th day of April, 2015
" certified as a tne copy of d)e
o riginal. on April 10, 2015.
KA`IIILFIIV M. HA w, ITU
M IDicipal Clerk
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Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council
®, • 1 % 2015
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