[Ord. 2015-699, 12/29/2015[1]]
There is hereby levied a fire protection tax for the purpose
of building and maintaining suitable places for the housing of fire
apparatus and for the purpose of purchasing, maintaining and operating
fire apparatus and for the purpose of making appropriations to fire
companies within or without the Township and of contracting with adjacent
municipalities or volunteer fire companies for the protection at a
rate of 0.198 mills on real estate (or $1.98 on each $100 of assessed
valuation).
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Part
6, Fire Protection Tax, adopted by Ord. 2014-690, 12/29/2014.
[Ord. 2015-699, 12/29/2015]
The fire protection tax under this Part shall be for the tax
year 2016 of West Norriton Township and every year thereafter until
revoked, modified or changed.
[Ord. 2015-699, 12/29/2015]
The tax shall be imposed on all owners of real estate within
West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 2015-699, 12/29/2015]
The West Norriton Township Tax Collector is hereby authorized
and directed for the tax year 2016 to collect any and all taxes as
adopted by the West Norriton Township Board of Commissioners from
the persons and properties, the sums with which they are respectively
charged for a fire protection tax until the same becomes delinquent,
and said monies are to be returned to the West Norriton Township Board
of Commissioners for the purpose of implementing the 2016 budget as
approved for each year thereafter until modified.
[Ord. 2015-699, 12/29/2015]
1.
In the year 2016 and every year thereafter, until this Part is amended
or modified, the discount, flat rate and penalty periods for the fire
protection tax in West Norriton Township shall be as follow:
A.
All taxpayers shall be entitled to a discount of 2% from the amount
of tax contained in the tax notice upon making payment of the whole
amount thereof within two months after the date of the tax notice
period.
B.
For the following two-month period, all taxpayers making payments
shall pay the flat rate as set forth in the tax notice.
C.
All taxpayers who shall fail to make payment of any such taxes charged
against them for four months after the date of the tax notice shall
be charged a penalty of 5%, which penalty shall be added to the taxes
by the Tax Collector and be collected by him.
