SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS DAN GILMAN AND DARLENE M. HARRIS
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Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 31 of December 2014 entitled, "Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption; Section 263.02, Payment Options, Discount and Delinquency Penalty, subsection (a), Discount in advance, subsection (c), Interest for late payments, and subsection (d), Due dates for tax year 2015 only, to reflect the payment, discount and delinquent dates for the year 2015" by extending the two percent discount period for payment of City of Pittsburgh, School District of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Library Real Estate taxes from February 10 to February 28, 2015."
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Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption; Section 263.02, Payment Options, Discount and Delinquency Penalty, subsection (a), Discount in advance, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Discount in advance. Taxes levied under this Chapter shall be payable in advance during the months of January and February of the current year. A discount of two (2) percent shall be allowed on all taxes due hereunder and paid during the month of January and up to February 10 February 28; beginning February 11 March 1st, taxes shall be payable at face value. For the year 2015 only, a discount of two (2) percent shall be allowed on all taxes due hereunder and paid during the months of January and through February 28, 2015. All taxes paid after February 28, 2015 shall be payable at face value.