Items of Interest to Municipalities
LB 745: (OCCUPATION TAX) Revenue Committee has scheduled a hearing on the bill on Jan. 25; Sen. Fischer introduced the bill to require a vote of the people for the imposition of a new occupation tax or change in the rate or termination date of a current occupation tax. If you plan on coming to the hearing and would like to join other testifiers for lunch at noon, please contact the League office by no later than 3 pm Central Time on Jan. 24, so we have enough food available.
LB 918: (TIF) Sen. Cornett, Chair of the Revenue Committee, introduced the bill to change provisions of the Community Development Law relating to Tax Increment Financing (TIF). The bill would provide that “a city or village shall not designate as blighted more than 7% of the total actual value of real and personal property of any political subdivision as determined in Section 18-2113.” The hearing on LB 918 is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the Urban Affairs Committee at 1:30 pm. If you plan on coming to the hearing and would like to join other testifiers for lunch at noon, please contact the League office by no later than 3 pm Central Time on Jan. 23, so we have enough food available.
LB 932: (SIDs VOTING) Sen. Krist introduced this bill to provide voting rights to residents of sanitary and improvement districts if the conditions outlined in the bill are met. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 pm before the Urban Affairs Committee. If you plan on coming to the hearing and would like to join other testifiers for lunch at noon, please contact the League office by no later than 3 pm Central Time on Jan. 23 so we have enough food available.
LB 745: (OCCUPATION TAX) Revenue Committee has scheduled a hearing on the bill on Jan. 25; Sen. Fischer introduced the bill to require a vote of the people for the imposition of a new occupation tax or change in the rate or termination date of a current occupation tax. If you plan on coming to the hearing and would like to join other testifiers for lunch at noon, please contact the League office by no later than 3 pm Central Time on Jan. 24, so we have enough food available.
LB 918: (TIF) Sen. Cornett, Chair of the Revenue Committee, introduced the bill to change provisions of the Community Development Law relating to Tax Increment Financing (TIF). The bill would provide that “a city or village shall not designate as blighted more than 7% of the total actual value of real and personal property of any political subdivision as determined in Section 18-2113.” The hearing on LB 918 is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the Urban Affairs Committee at 1:30 pm. If you plan on coming to the hearing and would like to join other testifiers for lunch at noon, please contact the League office by no later than 3 pm Central Time on Jan. 23, so we have enough food available.
LB 932: (SIDs VOTING) Sen. Krist introduced this bill to provide voting rights to residents of sanitary and improvement districts if the conditions outlined in the bill are met. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 pm before the Urban Affairs Committee. If you plan on coming to the hearing and would like to join other testifiers for lunch at noon, please contact the League office by no later than 3 pm Central Time on Jan. 23 so we have enough food available.
State Senators to take "Trust the People Tour" to Scottsbluff, Kearney, York, and Norfolk to support LB 357, a bill to allow local voters to decide whether to increase local sales tax.
Sens. Brad Ashford and Steve Lathrop of Omaha, Sen. Abbie Cornett of Bellevue and League President Dave Boeckner, Council Member of Scottsbluff, will fly to four cities Friday, April 13, on a "Trust the People Tour" to support LB 357, a bill that would allow local voters to increase the local sales tax by up to .5 cents to fund designated infrastructure projects or reduce other taxes. Currently, the local option sales tax is limited to 1.5 cents. On April 5, the Legislature passed the bill 30-15, but Gov. Dave Heineman vetoed the measure April 11. Thirty votes are needed for a veto override.
Sens. Ashford, Lathrop and Cornett and League President Boeckner will be visiting Scottsbluff, Kearney, York and Norfolk where Senators from area legislative districts will be on hand.
Thank you so much for your
help on this important issue. Municipalities have not had a new
significant source of revenue for over 25 years!
LB 745: (OCCUPATION TAX) Revenue Committee has scheduled a hearing on the bill on Jan. 25; Sen. Fischer introduced the bill to require a vote of the people for the imposition of a new occupation tax or change in the rate or termination date of a current occupation tax. If you plan on coming to the hearing and would like to join other testifiers for lunch at noon, please contact the League office by no later than 3 pm Central Time on Jan. 24, so we have enough food available.
LB 918: (TIF) Sen. Cornett, Chair of the Revenue Committee, introduced the bill to change provisions of the Community Development Law relating to Tax Increment Financing (TIF). The bill would provide that “a city or village shall not designate as blighted more than 7% of the total actual value of real and personal property of any political subdivision as determined in Section 18-2113.” The hearing on LB 918 is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the Urban Affairs Committee at 1:30 pm. If you plan on coming to the hearing and would like to join other testifiers for lunch at noon, please contact the League office by no later than 3 pm Central Time on Jan. 23, so we have enough food available.
LB 932: (SIDs VOTING) Sen. Krist introduced this bill to provide voting rights to residents of sanitary and improvement districts if the conditions outlined in the bill are met. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 pm before the Urban Affairs Committee. If you plan on coming to the hearing and would like to join other testifiers for lunch at noon, please contact the League office by no later than 3 pm Central Time on Jan. 23 so we have enough food available.
