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.