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BILL NO. 35
ORDINANCE NO. .17 41
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 11, SECTION 19-90(e),
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO THE
MINIMUM TAX.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI:
SECTION 1. The County Council of Hawaii County, in seeking to create a more
equitable distribution of County revenue collections amongst all property owners, increases the
minimum tax and the minimum tax of graduated scale based assessments.
SECTION 2. Chapter 19, Article 11, Section 19-90, Hawai`i County Code 1983
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(2016 edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
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(e) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, there shall be levied upon each
individual parcel of real property taxable under this chapter, a minimum real
property tax of$[4-00-] 200 per year, except under the following conditions:
(1) If the property owner receives a home exemption or totally disabled veteran
exemption resulting in the minimum tax, and the assessed value of
improvements is less than or equal to $75,000, then, the minimum tax for
this property shall be as follows:
(i) Property with improvements assessed at $50,001 to $75,000 the
minimum tax shall be $[75]150.
(ii) Property with improvements assessed at $25,001 to $50,000 the
minimum tax shall be $[-50]100.
(iii) Property with improvements assessed up to $25,000 the minimum
tax shall be $[25]50.
(2) If the property is assessed at a market value of less than or equal to $500, it
shall-be-t-axed-at-a-minimurn-t-ax-of-$[2-5] no tax shall be applied.
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
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SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the provision or application, and,
to the end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUN MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hilo , Hawai`i
Date of Introduction: May 18, 2017
Date of 1st Reading: May 18, 2017
Date of 2nd Reading: June 5, 2017
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 288
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COUNTY K
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAII
County of Hawai`i
Hilo, Hawai`i 2017 Di -9 PM 59
Introduced By: Mai le David (B/R) ROLL CALL VOTE
Date Introduced: May 18, 2017 AYES NOES ABS EX
First Reading: May 18, 2017 Chung X
Published: May 27, 2017 David X
Eoff X
REMARKS: Kanuha X
Lee Loy X
O'Hara X
Poindexter X
Richards X
Ruggles X
Second Reading: June 5, 2017 6 1 2 0
To Mayor: June 8, 2017
Returned: June 9, 2017
ROLL CALL VOTE
Effective: June 9, :_.2017 AYES NOES ABS EX
Published: June 24, 2017 Chung X
David X
REMARKS: Eoff X
Kanuha X
Lee Loy X
O'Hara X
Poindexter X
Richards X
Ruggles X
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I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above.
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COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
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Reference:
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