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ORDINANCE NO. 14-2006
A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF A STATEMENT OF
BENEFITS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER APPLYING FOR DEDUCTIONS UNDER I.C.
6-1.1-12.1
WHEREAS, Common Council has previously designated eight economic revitalization areas
within the City of Richmond; and
WHEREAS, I.C. 6-1.1-12.1 requires the Common Council as the designating entity to approve
all Statements of Benefits required to be filed by property owners applying for
deductions in assessed valuations for the installation of new manufacturing
equipment or for the redevelopment or rehabilitation of real property; and
WHEREAS, an owner of real property located in an economic revitalization area is entitled to
deductions from the assessed value, pursuant to Indiana law, for a period of any
number of years less than or equal to ten (10) years (i.e. one to ten years); and
WHEREAS, an owner of new manufacturing equipment is also entitled to deductions from the
assessed value, pursuant to Indiana law, for a period of any number of years less
than or equal to ten (10) years (i.e. one to ten years); and
WHEREAS, in order for Common Council to approve a Statement of Benefits to allow a
deduction, it must make the following findings, to -wit:
That the estimate of value of the redevelopment or rehabilitation, as to real
property, or the estimate of cost of the new manufacturing equipment, as to
personal property, is reasonable for projects of that nature or equipment of
that type.
That the estimate of number of individuals who will be employed or whose
employment will be retained can be reasonably expected to result from the
proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation, or from the installation
of the new manufacturing equipment.
That the estimate of annual salaries of those individuals who will be
employed or whose employment will be retained can be reasonably expected
to result from the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation, or
from the installation of the new manufacturing equipment.
That any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits
that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed redevelopment or
rehabilitation, or from the installation of the new manufacturing equipment.
That the totality of the benefits is sufficient to justify the deduction.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, now
makes the following findings:
1. That the estimate of value of the redevelopment or rehabilitation, as to real
property, or the estimate of cost of the new manufacturing equipment, as to
personal property, is reasonable for projects of that nature or equipment of
that type.
That the estimate of number of individuals who will be employed or whose
employment will be retained can be reasonably expected to result from the
proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation, or from the installation
of the new manufacturing equipment.
That the estimate of annual salaries of those individuals who will be
employed or whose employment will be retained can be reasonably expected
to result from the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation, or
from the installation of the new manufacturing equipment.
That any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits
that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed redevelopment or
rehabilitation, or from the installation of the new manufacturing equipment.
That the totality of the benefits is sufficient to justify the deduction.
THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, that the
following property owner meets the requirements for property tax assessed valuation deductions,
as follows:
EQUIPMENT - 10 YEARS
Johns Manville
Jobs Retained: 95
Jobs Created: 0
Estimated New Value: $34,324,000
Dated: February 1, 2006
Passed and adopted this day of
the City of Richmond, Indiana.
ATTEST:
(Karen Chasteen)
City Clerk
2006, by the Common Council of
President
(Karl Sharp)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this
2006, at 9:00 a.m.
(Karen Chasteen)
day of ,
City Clerk
APPROVED by me, Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day of
, 2006, at 9:05 a.m.
(Sarah L. Hutton)
ATTEST: I City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)
Mayor