[Adopted 12-27-2001 by Ord. No. 01-13]
There is hereby levied an annual tax entitled
"the fire apparatus tax," which shall be levied for the purpose of
purchasing and maintaining fire apparatus, purchasing and/or maintaining
suitable facilities for housing fire apparatus; making appropriations
to specific fire companies inside and outside the Township; and for
making appropriations for the training of fire company personnel and
for fire training schools or centers.
A.
This annual tax is hereby levied, as provided by law,
at a rate of 0.2 mill, and said tax shall be imposed on all taxable
real estate by and through the owners of real estate within Upper
Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, as ascertained
by the last adjusted valuation for County purposes.[1]
B.
The fire apparatus tax levied under this article shall
be for the tax year of 2002 of Upper Hanover Township and every year
thereafter until revoked, modified or changed.
The Upper Hanover Township Tax Collector is
hereby authorized and directed for the tax year 2002 to collect any
and all taxes as adopted by the Upper Hanover Township Board of Supervisors
from the persons and properties, as provided by law, the sums with
which they are respectively charged for a fire apparatus tax until
the same becomes delinquent, and said monies are to be returned to
the Upper Hanover Township Board of Supervisors for the purpose of
implementing the 2002 budget, as approved.
The Board of Supervisors of Upper Hanover Township
is hereby authorized to enter into binding contracts with volunteer
fire companies inside and outside the Township to provide fire protection
to persons and property in Upper Hanover Township.
This article is enacted under the authority
of the Second Class Township Code, Act of May 1, 1933, P.L. 103, No.
69, as amended, (53 P.S. § 65101 et seq.), and the Local
Tax Enabling Act, Act of December 31, 1965, P.L. 1257, as amended,
(53 P.S. § 6901 et seq.).
