HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 20-2021ORDINANCE 20-2021
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AND MAKING THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY
FOR CITY PURPOSES FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
JULY 1, 2021 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2022
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE
For City purposes for fiscal year July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, there is hereby
made a tax levy of twenty-three point nine cents (23.9 cents) on each one hundred dollars
($100.00) of taxable real property; twenty-three point nine cents (23.9 cents) on each one
hundred dollars ($100.00) of taxable personal property; and twenty-five point one cents (25.1
cents) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of taxable motor vehicle and watercraft property.
Additionally, a tax levy and ad valorem tax of one and one-half cents (1.5 cents) on each
one hundred dollars ($100.00) of the fair cash value of all unmanufactured tobacco, subject to
taxation within the city limits, is imposed upon each establishment, firm, company, or
corporation handling and processing the same, except as otherwise exempt; and a tax levy and
ad valorem tax of four and one-half cents (4.5 cents) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of
the fair cash value of all unmanufactured agricultural products, subject to taxation within the city
limits, is imposed upon each establishment, firm, company, or corporation handling and
processing the same, except as otherwise exempt.
All levies herein shall be deposited into the General Fund for the general operation of
city government.
A discount of two percent (2%) shall be allowed on all taxes, except motor vehicle and
watercraft property taxes, in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) or more paid by October 31, 2021
and the "Total Tax Due" shall be collected from November 1, 2021 through November 30, 2021.
All taxes, except motor vehicle and watercraft property taxes, levied herewith, which
remain unpaid on December 1, 2021, shall begin to accrue, attach, and be added from said
date, a flat penalty of ten percent (10%) onto the total amount of said taxes then due and
payable. Additionally, tax bills not paid before December 1, 2021 shall have added to them
interest at the rate of one-half percent (.5%) per month, or fraction of a month, until said taxes
are paid. The penalty and interest as provided herein shall be added to unpaid taxes and
collected by the City. Should the tax herein become delinquent, the City Administrative Officer,
the Chief Financial Officer, and/or the City Attorney are authorized to file suit to collect all
delinquent taxes plus court costs and expenses, including a reasonable attorney fee, incurred
by reason of such delinquency.
SECTION TWO
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is held
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such infirmity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
Ordinance 20-2021
Prepared by City Clerk's Office
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SECTION THREE
Any and all existing ordinances inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION FOUR
This ordinance shall take effect after its passage and publication according to law.
ORDINANCE 20-2021
2021 PROPERTY TAX RATES
PUBLICLY READ AND PASSED FIRST TIME: AUGUST 17. 2021
PUBLICLY READ AND PASSED SECOND TIME: SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Wendell A. Lynch
Mayor
ATTEST: -7At-,
Christine M. Fletcher, MMC
City Clerk
Ordinance 20-2021
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