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DE HB184
Bill
Status
6/14/2011
Primary Sponsor
Edward Bennett
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AI Summary
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Protects Kent County municipal taxpayers from being double-taxed by prohibiting the county from imposing ad valorem property taxes on residents for local services already provided and funded by their municipality
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Defines 11 categories of "local service functions" including planning and zoning, police operations, fire protection, ambulance service, public works, water supply, parks, and library services
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Requires Kent County to create a separate "Local Service Function Budget" that segregates expenditures for services performed only outside municipal limits
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Establishes a process for transferring responsibility for local service functions between Kent County and municipalities through concurring ordinances from both governing bodies
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Effective date of July 1, 2012; modeled after similar New Castle County statutes in effect since 1967
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Powers And Duties Of The Government Of Kent County.
Last Action
Stricken
6/14/2011