The Advocate, ORDINANCE 2015-11 Property Tax AN ORDINANCE TO FIX THE RATE OF TAXATION AND LEVY A TAX TO DEFRAY EXPENSE OR OPERATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT FOR ALL GENERAL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 2015 ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAKER, LOUISIANA The Mayor and Council of the City of Baker, Louisiana met in regular session at the Baker City Hall, Tuesday, the 9th day of June, 2015, and with a proper quorum being there and then in attendance, and declared that a public meeting was in session to consider the adoption of the following ordinance which was read in full and submitted to a vote for adoption. NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Baker, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as follows, to wit: SECTION 1: The rate of taxation to defray the expense of City Government and to meet the estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year, on all taxable property real and personal within the corporate limits and boundaries of the City of Baker, Louisiana is hereby fixed and levied at 6.22 mills on the dollar of assessed evaluation and the Assessor of East Baton Rouge Parish is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to enter the said tax on the Tax Roll for the year 2015, and the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana, be and he is hereby fully authorized to collect the same. SECTION 2: That the Clerk of Council for the City of Baker, Louisiana shall forward one certified copy of this ordinance to each the Assessor of East Baton Rouge Parish and the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was recorded as follows: YEAS: Burges, Givens, Heine, Vincent, Young NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None This ordinance was presented May 26th, 2015 at the regular meeting of the Baker City Council held at the City Hall Building in Baker, Louisiana. And the ordinance was declared adopted on this the 9th day of June, 2015 at the regular meeting of the Baker City Council held at the Baker City Hall Building in Baker, Louisiana. ATTEST: /s/Angela Canady, Clerk of Council /s/Harold M. Rideau, Mayor 5142228-jun 16-1t - PUBLIC NOTICES/MISCELLANEOUS
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