City of Baltimore - File #: 10-0469

• File #: 10-0469
• Version: 0
• Name: Property Tax - Discount for Early Payment
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/12/2010
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/24/2010
• Enactment #: 10-339
• Title: Property Tax - Discount for Early Payment FOR the purpose of changing the time allotted for the early-payment property-tax discount and the rate of the discount; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a local tax on real estate, chattels real, and personal property.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Discounts, Property Tax, Tax

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/24/2010	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/14/2010	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/7/2010	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably
6/7/2010	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
4/19/2010	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/15/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/15/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/15/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/12/2010	0	City Council	Introduced
4/12/2010	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Finance Department)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Property Tax - Discount for Early Payment

FOR the purpose of changing the time allotted for the early-payment property-tax discount and the rate of the discount; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a local tax on real estate, chattels real, and personal property.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 6-1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 28. Taxes

Subtitle 6. Discounts, Interest, and Penalties

§ 61. Discounts authorized.

[The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to allow on] ON all bills for taxes for municipal purposes for real estate, chattels real, and personal property levied and imposed for [the] A taxable year [beginning July 1, 1969, and for each taxable year thereafter], THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SHALL ALLOW a discount of [1%] 0.5% if paid on or before July 31[, and a discount of ½% if paid on or before August 31].

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this O...