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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemption, Section 263.01: Levy and Rate on Lands and Buildings, by fixing the rate of taxation for 2017 and clarifying the City Code.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code is hereby amended at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemption, Section 263.01: Levy and Rate on Lands and Buildings, as follows:
§ 263.01 - LEVY AND RATE ON LANDS AND BUILDINGS.
Effective January 1, [2016] 2017, for the purpose of providing revenue for the payment of the ordinary current expenses of the City, for the payment of interest on the funded and floating indebtedness of the City, [and of the constituent units constituting the present City, created prior to their annexation to or consolidation with the City,] for the payment of the amounts required to be paid to several sinking funds for the retirement at maturity of the outstanding indebtedness of the City, [and of the constituent units constituting the present City, created prior to their annexation to or consolidation with the City,] due or to become due during the fiscal year beginning January 1, [2016] 2017, and ending December 31, [2016] 2017, and for the payment of other liabilities of the City due or to become due during the fiscal year beginning January 1, [2016] 2017, and ending December 31, [2016] 2017, the following taxes shall be and the same are hereby levied and assessed upon all real property taxable for the state, county and City purposes within the limits of the City, viz: 8.06 mills upon each dollar or eight dollars and six cents ($8.06) upon each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the assessed valuation of all land, and 8.06 mills upon each dollar or eight dollars and six cents ($8.06) upon each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the assessed valuation of all buildings.
(a) The [Finance Director/] City Treasurer shall be responsible for notifying both the legal and equitable owners of real property of their respective property tax obligation so that both their property owner of equitable ownership as well as the legal owner of property receive proper notification of the applicable tax obligation year reflected in Section 263.01 above.
(b) The [Finance Director/] City Treasurer, when prescribing the real property tax notification form, shall send separate notification to all real property owners of both their prior year City, [and] school and library taxes as well as their applicable tax obligation year for City, [and] school and library taxes in actual dollars.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective January 1, 2017.