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,r <br />SEP 1 ^ 2000 <br />QjjY ur UttUIMU <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: September 7, 2000 <br />ITEM NO:= 1^ <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Ron Moorse <br />Title City Administrator <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />City Administrator's <br />Report <br />Item Description: Establishment of Dates for the Truth in Taxation Hearings <br />Attachment: Calendar of Dates Available for Truth in Taxation Hearings <br />Scheduling of the Initial Truth in Taxation Hearing <br />The City is required to select dates for an Initial Truth in Taxation hearing, and for a Continuation <br />hearing. The available dates for the Initial public hearing are Wednesday, November 29,2000 and <br />Monday, December 4,2000. It is staffs recommendation to set the Initial public hearing for 7:00 <br />p.m. on Monday, December 4, 2000 at the City Council Chambers, and to set the Continuation <br />hearing for 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 11, 2000 at the City Council Chambers. The <br />Continuation hearing is only needed if the Initial hearing cannot be completed on the scheduled date. <br />This has never been the case in Orono. <br />Scheduling of Hearing to Adopt the Final Tax Rate Lew and Budget <br />The final tax levy and budget must be adopted at a Subsequent hearing. If a Continuation hearing <br />is not required, the Subsequent hearing can be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 11,2000, <br />prior to the regular Council meeting. (In this case, the Council would announce the time and place <br />for the Subsequent hearing to officially adopt the final tax levy and budget at the Initial Truth in <br />Taxation hearing.) <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Motion to set the Initial Truth in Taxation public hearing for 7:00 p.m., Monday, December 4,2000 <br />at the Orono Council Chambers, and to set the Continuation hearing, if required, for 7:00 p.m., <br />Monday, December 11, 2000 at the Orono Council Chambers. <br />USmDCrrStTDATE.CA