NOTICE OF ADOPTION
To the taxpayers of Jefferson Township Wells, Indiana
You are hereby notified that on February 21st 2024, Jefferson Township Wells County, Indiana, pursuant to notice heretofore given, and under and by virtue of IC 36-8-14, duly adopted a plan whereby a Cumulative Fire Fund was re-established to provide for the following:
For all uses allowed by IC 36-8-14: The purchase of firefighting equipment. The construction, renovation, or addition to buildings; or purchase of land; Including making the required payments under a lease rental with option to purchase agreement made to acquire the equipment. used by the fire department or a volunteer fire department serving the unit.
The fund will be provided for by a property tax rate of $0.0333 on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of taxable real and personal property within the taxing unit beginning in 2024 payable in 2025 and thereafter, continuing until reduced or rescinded.
25 or more taxpayers in the taxing unit who will be affected by the tax rate and corresponding levy may file a petition with the Wells County Auditor not later than noon 30 days after the publication of this Notice setting forth their objections to the proposed cumulative fund. Upon the filing of the petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the Department of Local Government Finance, at which point the Department will fix a date for and conduct a public hearing on the proposed cumulative fund before issuing its approval, disapproval or modification thereof.
Dated this 21st day of February 2024
Jefferson Township
Township Board
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