NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
The Notice to Taxpayers is available online at www.budgetnotices.in.gov or by calling (888) 739-9826.
Complete details of budget estimates by fund and/or department may be seen by visiting the office of this unit of government at Trustee Office 915 N. Main St Ste 7 Bluffton, ln.
Notice is hereby given to taxpayers of LANCASTER TOWNSHIP, Wells County, Indiana that the proper officers of LANCASTER TOWNSHIP will conduct a public hearing on the year 2024 budget. Following this meeting, any ten or more taxpayers may object to a budget, tax rate, or tax levy by filing an objection petition with the proper officers of LANCASTER TOWNSHIP not more than seven days after the hearing. The objection petition must identify the provisions of the budget, tax rate, or tax levy to which taxpayers object. If a petition is filed, LANCASTER TOWNSHIP shall adopt with the budget a finding concerning the objections in the petition and testimony presented. Following the aforementioned hearing, the proper officers of LANCASTER TOWNSHIP will meet to adopt the following budget:
Public Hearing Date Monday, August 21, 2023
Public Hearing Time 6:00 PM
Public Hearing Location Trustee Office 915 N. Main St Ste 7 Bluffton, In
Estimated Civil Max Levy $45,573
Est. Fire Max Levy $0
Est. Fire Territory Max Levy $0
Est. School Operations Max Levy $0
Property Tax Cap Credit Estimate $140
Adoption Meeting Date Monday, September 11, 2023
Adoption Meeting Time 6:00 PM
Adoption Meeting Location Trustee Office 915 N. Main St Ste 7 Bluffton, In
Special Notes: 260-824-9501
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Fund Name Budget Maximum Estimated Funds Excessive Levy Current Tax Levy
Estimate to be Raised (including Appeals Levy Percentage
appeals and levies exempt Difference
from maximum levy (Column 3/
limitations) Column 5)
0061-RAINY DAY $0 $0 $0 $0
0101-GENERAL $50,816 $0 $0 $0
0840-TOWNSHIP $74,653 $45,573 $0 $43,487 4.80%
ASSISTANCE
Totals $125,469 $45,573 $0 $43,487
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
Notes:
(1) The proper fiscal body of a unit must give public notice of their proposed additional appropriation. The notice shall state the time and place at which a public hearing will be held on the proposal. The notice shall be published one time in two newspapers published in the unit’s jurisdiction. If only one newspaper is published in the jurisdiction, publication in that paper is sufficient. In accordance with Ind. Code§ 5-3-1-2(b), the publication must occur not less than ten calendar days before the public hearing on the proposal
(2) Taxpayers present at the public hearing have a right to be heard. Following adoption, the information concerning the additional appropriation shall be filed with Department of Local Government Finance (Department). The Department will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a Certified Copy of the action taken.
(3) Appropriations to be reduced should be named in the published notice, set out separately, and not co-mingled with the additional appropriations being requested. The resolution/ordinance adopted by the governing body must separately list each appropriation by fund and classification.
PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION
Taxing Unit Name: Lancaster Township
County: Wells
Governing/Fiscal Body: Lancaster Township Trustee Board
Address/Location of Public Hearing: 915 S. Main Street, Bluffton, IN
Date of Public Hearing: August 24, 2023
Time of Public Hearing: Noon
FUND INFORMATION
Fund Name:
Budget Classification Additional Amount Requested
Personal Services $
Supplies $
Other Services and Charges $9,000
Township Assistance $15,000
Debt Service $
Capital Outlays $
Fund Total: $24,000
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INFORMATION
Signature of Fiscal Officer David Rigney
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 14/08/2023
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