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RESOLUTION No. 24 of 2015
(Approving the Proposed Tax or Increase in the Property Tax Rate
of the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District)
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District (the “District”) has notified the City that the District intends to increase property taxes within the District for calendar year 2016 in the amount shown in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the District has informed the City that the District’s 2016 tax rate will exceed the District’s certified tax rate; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to law, the Salt Lake City Council appoints all five members of the board of trustees (the “Board”) of the District and therefore is the appointing authority of the Board; and
WHEREAS, under Utah Code Section 17B-1-1001(3)(b)(iv)(B), the District may levy or collect property tax revenue that exceeds the certified tax rate during 2016 only if the proposed tax or increase in the property tax rate has been approved by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received a briefing from the District regarding the proposed tax or increase in the property tax rate and is willing to approve the Districts’ proposed tax or increase in the property tax rate;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, that for purposes of Utah Code Section 17B-1-1001(3)(b)(iv)(B), the City Council hereby approves the proposed tax or increase in the property tax rate of the District for the year 2016 in the amount shown in Exhibit A.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 25th day of August, 2015.