Title 48, Chapter 8, Section 91
( 48-8-91)
(a) As a condition precedent for authority to levy the tax or to
collect any proceeds from the tax authorized by this article for the
year following the initial year in which it is levied and for all
subsequent years, the county whose geographical boundary is
conterminous with that of the special district and each qualified
municipality therein receiving any proceeds of the tax shall adjust
annually the millage rate for ad valorem taxation of tangible
property within such political subdivisions as provided in this
subsection. The governing authority of each such political
subdivision shall compute the millage rate necessary to produce
revenue from taxation of tangible property in its respective
political subdivision which, when combined with other revenues
reasonably expected to be received by the political subdivision
during the year other than revenues derived from the tax imposed
pursuant to this article, would provide revenues sufficient to
defray the expenses of the political subdivision for the year. The
millage rate so ascertained shall then be reduced by a millage rate
which, if levied against the tangible property within the political
subdivision, would produce an amount equal to the distribution of
the proceeds of the tax imposed by this article which were received
by the political subdivision during the preceding year. The tax
bill of each ad valorem taxpayer in the political subdivision shall
show in a prominent manner the millage rate first ascertained as
provided in this subsection and shall show such millage rate reduced
by the millage rate required to raise an amount of revenue equal to
the distribution of the proceeds of the tax imposed by this article
during the previous year. The remainder shall be the millage rate
upon which each taxpayer's bill shall be based. The tax authority
of each such political subdivision shall cause to be shown in a
prominent manner on the tax bill of each ad valorem taxpayer the
dollar amount of reduction of ad valorem property taxes which the
taxpayer has received as a result of the political subdivision's
sharing in the proceeds of the tax authorized to be imposed by this
article; provided, however, that the dollar amount of reduction of
ad valorem property taxes shall not be calculated or shown on those
forms used for the registration and taxation of motor vehicles or
trailers. (b) This Code section shall not be construed to require a county or
municipality to prepare and mail ad valorem property tax bills when
the ad valorem property tax millage rate in the county or
municipality has been reduced to zero as a result of the receipt of
proceeds from the tax levied pursuant to this article. |