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<7,9.S M��... <br /> ; �'.o Nancy E. Crawford <br /> William P. Kenoi ^ ,e Director <br /> Mayor ,,° '/, <br /> '�'i - Deanna S. Sako <br /> •�f:+" „q!'•'r�`. Deputy Director <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Finance Department <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 <br /> (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 <br /> April 12, 2013 <br /> J Yoshimoto, Council Chair and <br /> Members of the Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Re: Real Property Tax Affordable Rental Program <br /> Enclosed is a Resolution authorizing the Director of Finance to issue a refund a portion of a <br /> rollback tax and penalty which was levied against Mr. Barry K. Taniguchi pursuant to Chapter 19, <br /> Article 10, Section 19-53(i), of the Hawai`i County Code. The Code requires, upon breach of the <br /> affordable rental housing classification, a cancellation of the tax assessment retroactive to the date <br /> of the classification with a maximum roll back of two years plus the current year, all difference in <br /> the amount of taxes that we were paid and those that would have been due from the assessment in <br /> the higher classification being payable with a ten percent penalty. <br /> Mr. Taniguchi, after being charged with this penalty, appealed this levy because he felt the penalty <br /> is unreasonable, since there is an annual requirement to reapply to receive affordable rental <br /> housing classification, but the penalty is a rollback of two years plus the current year for a breach. <br /> Upon careful consideration of the issue, I have determined that the penalty of two years rollback <br /> plus the current year is indeed an inappropriate penalty for a program which requires annual <br /> renewal. Therefore, enclosed is a bill to amend Chapter 19, Article 10, Section 19-53(j), of the <br /> Hawaii County Code to eliminate this inconsistency by replacing the two year plus current year <br /> rollback penalty with a rollback penalty to the date of the classification, but no more than the <br /> current year. <br /> If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 961-8234. <br /> E , , , <br /> Nancy rawford \ <br /> Director of Finance <br /> Enc. ��-7 <br /> Comm.No, <br /> cc: Real Property Ref.To: Fe- <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. Dote, APR 1 5 2013 <br /> <Res. IDS- 13'a t‘ IoS <br />