[Adopted 5-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-05-11A[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Art. XI, Adjustments of Exemption During Town-Wide Reevaluation Years, adopted 6-28-1999 by Ord. No. 99-6-28, as amended.
It is hereby ordained by the Portsmouth Town Council that in any year in which there is a property tax reevaluation in the Town of Portsmouth, the Tax Assessor/Collector of the Town of Portsmouth is hereby authorized to, and shall, adjust the tax exemptions of all persons entitled thereto pursuant to Town ordinance of Title 44 of the Rhode Island General Laws. Said adjustment shall be made to reflect the same monetary savings that existed for the year prior to revaluation of the real property. Said adjustments shall be made for the following exemptions: veteran; unmarried widow of veteran; totally blind; Gold Star parent; one-hundred-percent disabled (service connected); one-hundred-percent disabled (not service related); senior citizen and prisoner of war.
This article shall take effect upon passage and shall authorize the Tax Assessor/Collector to adjust exemptions applicable to the assessment of December 31, 2019.